Effects of Enrichment of Mulberry Leaves with Riboflavin Vitamin on Economic Characters and Fecundity of Silkworm Bombyx mori L. in Guilan Province, Iran

Rajabi-kanafgourabi, R; Ebadi, R; Fazilati, M; Mirhoseini, S.Z

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Rajabi-kanafgourabi R, Ebadi R, Fazilati M, Mirhoseini S. Effects of Enrichment of Mulberry Leaves with Riboflavin Vitamin on Economic Characters and Fecundity of Silkworm Bombyx mori L. in Guilan Province, Iran. Journal of Crop Production and Processing 2009; 13 (47) :233-242
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Effects of Enrichment of Mulberry Leaves with Riboflavin Vitamin on Economic Characters and Fecundity of Silkworm Bombyx mori L. in Guilan Province, Iran

R Rajabi-kanafgourabi

, R Ebadi ^*

, M Fazilati

, S.Z Mirhoseini

, ebadir@cc.iut.ac.ir

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The effect of mulberry leaves enrichment with riboflavin in 7, 37, 77 and 127ppm concentrations on larval growth and cocoon characteristics of Bombyx mori L., hybrid 103×104 was studied. Silkworm larvae were fed on fresh mulberry leaves of shin inche nevise enriched with riboflavin once a day. All biological and economical parameters were determined by using standard techniques in sericulture. The results showed that larval weight was greater in 77ppm among treatments on the 7th day of the fifth instar which had 47% increase compared to control. Maximum amount of female cocoon weight and female pupal weight were recorded 1.622g and 1.169g, respectively, in 127ppm while male cocoon weight and pupal weight were greater in 37ppm and recorded to be 1.169g and 0.895g, respectively. Maximum amount of cocoon shell weight and cocoon shell ratio were recorded in 77ppm for male (0.311g and 26.06%) and female (0.318g and 21.46%). Maximum weight of 50 eggs (0.027g) was recorded in 127ppm while high fertility and hatchability was recorded in 77ppm concentration. Effective rate of rearing was maximum in control treatment (72%) with no significant difference compared with other treatments. The overall results showed that riboflavin can be used at 77ppm concentration for the significant increase of cocoon weight, cocoon shell ratio and egg production of silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

Keywords: Silkworm, Enrichment, Riboflavin, Economic characters, Fertility.

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