{"id":19,"date":"2013-05-01T13:01:54","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T13:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/aizawl\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2023-01-31T10:18:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:18:50","slug":"improved-varieties-of-silkworm-food-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/imphalwest\/improved-varieties-of-silkworm-food-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved Varieties of Silkworm Food Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Varieties of Silkworm Food Plants<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\t <\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Silkworm<\/th>\nHost plant<\/th>\nLocal name<\/th>\nBotanical name of host plant<\/th>\nFamily<\/th>\nRecommended varieties<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Mulberry<\/td>\nMulberry<\/td>\nMorus indica<\/td>\nMoraceae<\/td>\nTr10 and S1635<\/td>\nWell adapted to local condition and good for rearing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMorus laevigata<\/td>\nMoraceae<\/td>\nLocal variety<\/td>\nLess susceptible to diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\t\tMuga<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tSom<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tPersea bombycina
\n\t\tKost<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tLauraceae<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tLocal variety<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tHigher shell weight, best for commercial rearing and egg production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\t\tSualo<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tLisaea polyantha
\n\t\tJuss<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tLauraceae<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tLocal variety<\/td>\n

\n\t\tBest for seed production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\t\tEri<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tCastor<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tRicinus communis<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tEuphorbiaceae<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tNBR-1<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tBest for cocoon quality and egg production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\t\tkesseru<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tHeteropanax fragrans<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tAraliaceae<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tLocal variety<\/td>\n

\n\t\tBest for shoot feeding and commercial crop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\t\tTapioca<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tManihot esculenta<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tEuphorbiaceae<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tH-97, H-648, Dilma Local<\/td>\n

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\t\tTuber for human consumption, leaf for silkworms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n

B.K. Singh, N. Tiken Singh, 2010, Muga Silkworm Seed Organization (MSSO), P-4 Unit, Mendipathar, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Varieties of Silkworm Food Plants Silkworm Host plant Local name Botanical name of host plant Family Recommended varieties Mulberry Mulberry Morus indica Moraceae Tr10 and S1635 Well adapted to local condition and good for rearing     Morus laevigata Moraceae Local variety Less susceptible to diseases Muga Som Persea bombycina Kost Lauraceae Local variety Higher […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/imphalwest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/imphalwest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/imphalwest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/imphalwest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/imphalwest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/imphalwest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":647,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/imphalwest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/imphalwest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}