Comparative analysis of leaf chlorophyll and moisture content on primary and secondary food plant of tasar silkworm antheraea mylitta drury
International Journal of Development Research
Comparative analysis of leaf chlorophyll and moisture content on primary and secondary food plant of tasar silkworm antheraea mylitta drury
Received 06th January, 2019; Received in revised form 14th February, 2019; Accepted 20th March, 2019; Published online 29th April, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Thaisa Spineti Vieira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cocoon crop performance through seasonal rearing of Antheraea mylitta Drury depend on the food plant variety and its nutritional status which helps the time bound agricultural works for economic advantage however the leaf production, chlorophyll and moisture content, quantity and season of the plant needs consideration in comparison with primary and secondary host plants for the commercial feasibility. The larva on primary food plants Asan (Terminalia tomentosa W & A) and three secondary food plants Ber (Zizyphusmauritiana), Sidha (Lagerstroemia parviflora Roxb) and Dhauda (Anoegeissus latifolia Wall) indicate better performance in winter crop than those of a rainy autumn season. Overall performance was superior in Asan than all other food plants during all the seasons. The gradation of food plants chlorophyll and moisture content with regard to performance (total cocoon production) was in decreasing order of productivity Asan, Ber, Dhauda, Sidha.
