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Breeding New varieties of Silkworm in Hubei Province

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, The new silkworm varieties E Bombyx mori No. 3 and E Silkworm No. 4 won the first prize for scientific and technological progress in Hubei Province not long ago. Compared with Huanghe × Zhaoxia, the main autumn variety in Hubei Province, E silkworm No. 3 has strong resistance, the unified life rate of insect pupae is more than 92%, and the yield is high, with a cocoon yield of 33.95kg, an increase of 9.94%. The cocoon shell rate is 24.83%, the length of one cocoon is 1150 meters, the length of Jieshu silk is 941 meters, and the silk emergence rate is 17.88%, which is increased by 8-1% respectively.

The new silkworm varieties E Bombyx mori No. 3 and E Silkworm No. 4 won the first prize for scientific and technological progress in Hubei Province not long ago.

Compared with Huanghe × Zhaoxia, the main autumn variety used in Hubei Province, E silkworm No. 3 has strong resistance, the unified life rate of insect pupae is more than 92%, and the yield is high, with a cocoon yield of 33.95kg, an increase of 9.94%. The cocoon shell rate is 24.83%, the length of one cocoon is 1150 meters, the silk length is 941 meters, and the silk emergence rate is 17.88%, which increases by 8-16% respectively.

The multi-silk variety E Silkworm No. 4, which is used both in spring and autumn, was reared in autumn. Compared with Huanghe × Zhaoxia, the main variety used in autumn in Hubei, the resistance was strong, the unified life rate of insect pupae was more than 93%, and the yield was high, the cocoon yield per piece was 34.2kg, increased by 10.75%. The cocoon shell rate is 23.92%, the cocoon length is 1198 meters, the silk yield is 18.80%, and the silk yield is increased by 10-14%, respectively.

 
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