Improved Varieties of Silkworm Food Plants
| Silkworm |
Host plant |
Botanical name of host plant |
Family |
Recommended varieties |
Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mulberry |
Mulberry |
Morus |
Moraceae |
Mysore local |
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 shell weight, best for commercial rearing and egg production |
|
Sualo |
Lisaea polyantha Juss |
Lauraceae |
Local variety |
Best for seed production |
|
|
Eri |
Castor |
Ricinus communis |
Euphorbiaceae |
NBR-1 |
Best for cocoon quality and egg production |
|
kesseru |
Heteropanax fragrans |
Araliaceae |
Local variety |
Best for shoot feeding and commercial crop |
|
|
Tapioca |
Manihot esculenta |
Euphorbiaceae |
H-97, H-648, Dilma Local |
Tuber for human consumption, leaf for silkworms |
Source:
B.K. Singh, N. Tiken Singh, 2010, Muga Silkworm Seed Organization (MSSO), P-4 Unit, Mendipathar, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya.