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Successful breeding of new silkworm varieties in Hubei

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, The new silkworm variety "E Bombyx mori No. 3 and E Silkworm No. 4" selected by the Institute of Economic crops of Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences (zip code: 430070) 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, the strong autumn variety E Silkworm No. 3 has strong resistance, the unified life rate of insect and pupa 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%, and the length of a cocoon is 1150 meters.

The new silkworm varieties "Ecan 3, Ecan 4" bred by Economic Crops Research Institute of Hubei Province Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Zip code: 430070 Tel: 027-87389436) won the first prize of scientific and technological progress in Hubei Province not long ago.

Compared with Huanghe × Zhaoxia, the strongest variety for autumn use in Hubei Province, Ecan No. 3 has strong resistance, the pupa unified life rate reaches more than 92%, the yield is high, the cocoon yield is 33.95 kg, which is increased by 9.94%, the silk quality is excellent, the cocoon shell rate is 24.83%, the length of one cocoon silk is 1150 meters, the length of uncoiled silk is 941 meters, and the silk yield is 17.88%, which is increased by 8-16% respectively.

Ecan 4, a variety used in spring and autumn, has higher resistance, pupa life rate over 93%, cocoon yield 34.2 kg, cocoon shell rate 23.92%, cocoon filament length 1198 m, uncoiled filament length 880 m, silk yield 18.80%, increased 10-14%, compared with Huanghe × Zhaoxia, the main autumn variety in Hubei Province.

 
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