Evaluation of promising castor genotype in terms of agronomical and yield attributing traits, biochemical properties and rearing performance of eri silkworm, Samia ricini (Donovan)

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1439-1446

  Sarmah, M C ^a   Chutia, M ^a   Neog, K ^a   Das, R ^a   Rajkhowa, G ^a   Gogoi, S N ^a  

^a Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical properties; Biomass yield; Castor accessions; Eri silkworm; Silkworm rearing

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; BIOMASS YIELD; CASTOR ACCESSIONS; ERI SILKWORM; SILKWORM REARING;

BIOMASS;

ANIMALS;

AGRONOMY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; CATERPILLAR; COCOON; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DICOTYLEDON; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MOTH; PEST RESISTANCE; PROTEIN; REARING; SILVICULTURE; YIELD RESPONSE;

BOMBYX MORI; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SAMIA RICINI;

EID: 79960445455     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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