Development and Evaluation of Silkworm hybrids a review
Keywords:
Silkworm, breedingAbstract
The concerted efforts of silkworm breeders contributed significantly for the evaluation and development of new silkworm hybrids suitable to eco-climatic conditions of tropical regions. Continuous renewal and change of existing hybrids with superior varieties and their commercialization is the need of the hour to meet the global demand. With this objective, an attempt has been made at Andhra Pradesh State Sericulture Research and Development Institute (APSSRDI), Hindupur, India and contributed for the development of potential cross breeds. In the present paper, thirty new hybrid combinations were prepared in Line x Tester method involving ten potential polyvoltine breeds with three testers such as APDR115, APS12 and HTO5.
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