{"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":"2013-05-01T13:01:54","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T13:01:54","slug":"improved-varieties-of-silkworm-food-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/south-garo-hills\/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\t\tSilkworm<\/th>\n\n

\t Host plant<\/th>\n

\n

\t Botanical name of host plant<\/th>\n

Family<\/th>\n\n

\t Recommended varieties<\/th>\n

\n

\t\tRemark<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\t\tMulberry<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tMulberry<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tMorus
\n\t\tindica<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tMoraceae <\/td>\n

\n

\t\tMysore local<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tWell adapted to local condition and good for rearing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\tMorus laevigata<\/i><\/td>\n

\n

\t\tMoraceae<\/td>\n

\n

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

\n

\t\tLess susceptible to diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\t\tMuga<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tSom<\/td>\n

\n\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\tPersea bombycina <\/p>\n

\t\tKost<\/i><\/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\t<\/p>\n

\t\tLisaea polyantha <\/p>\n

\t\tJuss<\/i><\/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\t <\/p>\n

\t\tEri<\/td>\n

\n

\t\tCastor<\/td>\n

\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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

<\/i><\/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\t<\/p>\n

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

<\/i><\/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

\n

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

<\/p>\n

Source:<\/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":"

Improved Varieties of Silkworm Food Plants Silkworm Host plant Botanical name of host plant Family Recommended varieties Remark Mulberry Mulberry Morus indica 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 […]<\/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\/south-garo-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/south-garo-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/south-garo-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/south-garo-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/south-garo-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/south-garo-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silks.csb.gov.in\/south-garo-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}