Correlation between yield and biochemical parameters in the mulberry silkworm,Bombyx mori L
- 1 November 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Theoretical and Applied Genetics
- Vol. 87 (3) , 385-391
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01184928
Abstract
A detailed study was carried out on six biochemical parameters and four yield attributes using multiple regression analysis to investigate their relationship in the mulberry silkworm,Bombyx mori. The study generated new information on the importance of digestive amylase activity for the survival of the silkworm and revealed the inability of other enzymes to affect this relationship. Data also substantiate the observations made earlier on the genetic variability of amylase in the mulberry silkworm. Analyses extend the positive role of alkaline phosphatase and invertase in the expression of the other yield traits studied and indicate the definite possibility of using biochemical markers for silkworm breeding.Keywords
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