{"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":"2023-02-06T09:43:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T09:43:47","slug":"improved-varieties-of-silkworm-food-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/mamit\/improved-varieties-of-silkworm-food-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved Varieties of Silkworm Food Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Improved Varieties of Silkworm Food Plants<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Silkworm<\/th>\nHost plant<\/th>\nBotanical name of host plant<\/th>\nFamily <\/th>\nRecommended varieties<\/th>\nRemark<\/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
Muga<\/td>\nSom<\/td>\nPersea bombycina Kost<\/td>\nLauraceae<\/td>\nLocal variety<\/td>\nHigher shell weight, best for commercial rearing and egg production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sualo<\/td>\nLisaea polyantha Juss<\/td>\nLauraceae<\/td>\nLocal variety<\/td>\nBest for seed production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 
\n Eri<\/td>\n		Castor<\/td>\nRicinus communis<\/td>\nEuphorbiaceae<\/td>\nNBR-1<\/td>\nBest for cocoon quality and egg production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kesseru<\/td>\nHeteropanax fragrans<\/td>\nAraliaceae<\/td>\nLocal variety<\/td>\nBest for shoot feeding and commercial crop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tapioca<\/td>\nManihot esculenta<\/td>\nEuphorbiaceae<\/td>\nH-97, H-648, Dilma Local<\/td>\nTuber for human consumption, leaf for silkworms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oak Tasar<\/td>\nOak<\/td>\nQuercus spp  <\/td>\nFagaceae<\/td>\nLocal variety<\/td>\nLocally available, Suitable for seed and commercial rearing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lithocarpus spp<\/td>\nFagaceae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Source:<\/h5>\n

Mizoram Sericulture, 2006, Published by Department of Sericulture, Aizawl, Mizoram; Sasaw maimaw pangang khawitute thian, 2009, Published by Department of Sericulture, Aizawl, Mizoram; Muga Culture (Mizo), 2009, Published by Department of Sericulture, Mizoram.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Improved Varieties of Silkworm Food Plants Silkworm Host plant Botanical name of host plant Family Recommended varieties Remark Mulberry Mulberry Morus indica Moraceae Tr10 and S1635 Well adapted to local condition and good for rearing Muga Som Persea bombycina Kost Lauraceae Local variety Higher shell weight, best for commercial rearing and egg production Sualo Lisaea […]<\/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\/mamit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/mamit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/mamit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/mamit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/mamit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/mamit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":673,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/mamit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/mamit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}