Muga the golden-yellow silk produced by ‘ Antheraea assama ’ is found only in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam-India. way of life. 4. Muga silkworm is a holometabolous insect passing through complete metamorphosis from egg to adult. Found inside – Page 60With Muga silk ( Antheræa assama ) it forms what is known in India as ' Assam ... worms require only castor leaves for food ; mulberry is not a food plant . One of the striking features ofMuga silkworm is its outdoor mode of rearing unlike other silk moth varieties (namely, Mulberry andEri). He reared commercial Muga silkworms in February, August and October 2008 and produced over around 66,000 cocoons. The muga silkworm is reared in 5-6 seasons in the year. Food Plants of Muga Silkworm and Management 33. Food plants for silkworm A questionnaire was prepared to development of muga culture. is the primary host plant of muga silkworm that belongs to the family Lauraceae is a perennial Found inside – Page 18The scientific name of the muga silk worm ( Antheræa Assamæa ) denotes its ... The sum tres ( Machilus b bycina ) furnishes its favourite food , but in ... India is only the country which engaged in rearing of both mulberry and non-mulberry silkworms viz., tasar, eri and muga. A total area of 2,895 hectares is covered under muga, eri and mulberry silkworm food plant in BTR (Bodoland Territorial Region) with nearly 51,195 families directly involved in the business of sericulture. Sericulture is the practice of rearing silkworms for the production of raw silk. Larvae from these worms are genuinely vibrant and eat several kinds of plant species in large quantities. Muga silkworm is a holometabolous insect passing through complete metamorphosis from egg to adult. This multivoltine silkworm feeds on a variety of perennial food plants. Found inside – Page 242The cropping pattern of foodgrains in India is dominated by cereal crop. ... It negatively affects food production, livelihoods, ... Found inside – Page 34Muga and eri are produced by non-mulberry silkworms. ... is carried on host plant improvement, control of silkworm diseases and on establishing domestic as ... Found inside – Page 128... silkworm, Philosamia ricini which, mainly thrive on food plants Castor and ... 3.2.4.4 Muga This golden yellow coloured silk is prerogative of India and ... Found inside – Page 236Saturniid silks are of three types: tasar, muga, and eri (Table 2). Common Name Scientific Name Origin Primary Food Plant(s) Mulberry Silkworm Bombyx mori ... Tasar. It is generated by the silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (Tropical Tasar) which food plants Asan and Arjun. These silkworms feed on the selected food plants and spin cocoons as a protective shell to perpetuate the life. Silkworm has four stages in its life cycle viz. egg, caterpillar, pupa and moth. Man interferes this life cycle at the cocoon stage to obtain the silk a continuous filament of commercial importance used in weaving of the dream fabric. India is the only country producing muga silk in the world and thus enjoys monopoly in its production. Main host plant of eri silkworm, but it is mainly annual in nature and has to be.Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Published a chapter on Food Plant Biochemistry and its role in growth and development of muga silkworm, Antheraea assama Ww. Muga Culture The muga silkworm, Antheraea assama, from which silk is obtained, is a semi-domesticated insect whose rearing is done outdoors. Pp. som) and Litsaea polyantha (Vern. of these silkworms. the main food plant of muga silkworm. Normally, silk from this worm is reserved for royal families. Found inside – Page 10Most wild silkworms are multivoltine, which means that they produce cocoons ... silkworms, Antherae amylitta which mainly thrive on the food plants Asan and ... of silkworms (Krishnaswami et al., 1970; Muthukrishnan and Pandian, 1987; Reddy and Ramanujan, 1989). Found inside – Page 88For example, selling peal millet, a major food crop in sub-Saharan Africa, ... muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis Helfer, and tasar silkworm, ... Muga culture Selection of host plant Muga farmers apply their traditional knowledge to identify suitable host plant for muga silkworm rearing. from grazing animals, muga rearers traditionally It is a well-known fact that, for an insect with several host plants, a single plant species may not provide the most beneficial conditions during all parts of the life cycle (Reavey and Lawton 1991, Scheirs et al. A traditional silkworm grower in one of the state's richest silk cocoon producing pockets, Marak has a plantation of 1500 Som (Persea Bombycina) trees, the food plant of the Muga silkworm, covering an area of 1.25 hectares. 32. Muga. After three months, the branches were cut with sharp knife with sloppy pointed end at the base. These … The non-mulberry silkworms are eri (Samia ricini), Muga (Antheraea assama), temperate tasar (Antherara myllita) and tropical tasar (Antherara proylei). The quality of feed plays a remarkable role on the growth and development of the silkworm and ultimately on the economic traits of cocoons. Muga Silkworm Rearing Technology 36. Eri silk is … the muga populations for getting the best cocoons for getting best broods of eggs and worms out of it 1. He reared commercial Muga silkworms in February, August and October 2008 and produced over around 66,000 cocoons. Hence, development of a suitable Integrated pest management programme is very much essential to save the crop from pest and predators and ensure good harvest. Watch complete video answer for “Food plant of Antheraea assama/Muga silkworm is” of Biology Class 12th. The life cycle lasts for 50 days in summer and max. Found inside – Page 764... of neem derivatives as suitable control measures against major defoliators of primary tasar food plants. ... Oviposite device for muga silkworms. The quality of feed plays a remarkable role on the growth and development of the silkworm and ultimately on the economic traits of cocoons. Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute is a R&D institute in the field of muga and eri culture. Found inside – Page 768The development of economic plantation of tropical food plants of ... is parasitic on Muga and Tasar silkworms and cause loss of 30–40 % in silk yield. Both Som and Saulu are of the plant family Lauraceae which is know as Laurel and are aromatic. The muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis Helfer feeds on a wide range of host plants among which Som, Persea bombycina King and Soalu, Litsea monopetala Roxb. Muga culture in Coochbehar is not too old origin and Muga silkworm is a monorace. Muga Silkworms – Biodiversity – Distribution 32. Chemically speaking Muga, is made of proteins secreted in the fluid state by a caterpillar, popularly known as silkworm. These silkworms feed on the selected food plants and spin cocoons as a protective shell to perpetuate the life. Silkworm has four stages in its life cycle viz. egg, caterpillar, pupa and moth. Grainage Techniques in Muga Egg Production 37. Found inside – Page 214The eri silkworm is the easiest of the four silk varieties to produce ... Moreover , food plants for eri are abundantly available in the State , unlike muga ... Muga silkworms reared on Som plants produce very good quality cocoons Castor (Ricinus communis Linn.) Host plant of Mulberry silkworm Mulberry silkworm is a monophagous insect which reared on the leaves of mulberry only; the morin present in the leaves helps to attract the silkworm. the primary food plants of this silkworm and most of the traditional rearers prefer to rear on these two food plants for production of muga silk cocoons. To protect host plants like Som, Sualu, etc. The scientific name for the silkworm is; Bombyx mori. The nutritional status of the From the study it is clear that certain pests and predators attack muga host plant and silkworm. mulberry, tasar, eri and muga and their food plants. Found inside – Page 765... ricinis) □ Muga silkworm (Antheraea assama) Green Revolution # Norman Borlaug (Father of Green Revolution) was the famous Mexican plant breeder who was ... The major patho-genic microbes that affect the muga The cultivation of plants and rearing process comes under agricultural category. of India. Jorhat, June 4: Scientists and employees of Central Muga, Eri Research and Training Institute, Lahdoigarh, today planted saplings of borpat and payam, food plants for eri silkworms, at its farms on the eve of World Environment Day today. Found inside – Page 373The muga silkworms feed on a variety of plant species, which are widely distributed in ... 374 Table 13.1 Food plants of muga silkworm (Antheraea assama. Silkworm rearings are of four types Mulberry, Eri, Muga, and Tussar. It feeds on the leaves of several kinds of trees, but Machilus bombycine (Vern. ), formerly named as Machilus bombycina (King ex Hook. Muga silkworm is a polyphagous insect. Found insideSilk , The cocoons of the Indian Tasar insect are each attached to the food plant by a silken stem of singular strength and neatness . They are hard and ... The Muga silkworm of Assam . which is cultivated in the Assam Valley . In a paper ... ).The avenue is highly employment oriented and requires low capital-input. Antheraea proyeli (Oak Tasar) which food plants oak. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, pp 887–893. Sources of Infection: Silkworm gets infected through eggs (Transovarian/Transovum transmission) or by eating contaminated mulberry leaf. Diseases of Muga Food Plant Som and their Management 34. Found insidemuga. Among the silk producing countries, India tops in the production of ... Diseases and Pests of Silk Worm and Food Plants, Production Planning and ... and Soalu (Litsea polyantha Juss.) Muga silkworm also feeds on a variety of food plants available in wild and cultivated conditions. These effects led to decreasing food availability and outdoor rearing of Muga silkworm. 188 pp. According to cocoons and silkworms. Sericulture is the practice of rearing silkworms for the production of raw silk. Raising silkworms involves feeding the larvae with leaves from food plants that they like to eat. Thus, sericulture includes cultivating and maintaining these food plants as well. Again, there are some silks whose threads are produced by wild or semi-wild silkworms. Food Plants of Muga Silkworm and Management 33. During the year 2008 the production of disease free laying , cocoons and silk of … 220x150x11 mm. These are: Mulberry. Muga silk is a native of Assam and the name Muga, in Assamesa, indicates the amber (brown) colour of cocoon. Belonging to the same family as tussar, what sets it apart is its natural golden colour and glossy texture. India is the only country producing muga silk in the world and thus enjoys monopoly in its production. and the Laurel leaves contain a very high amount of these chemicals. is the primary host plant of muga silkworm that belongs to the family Lauraceae is a perennial China is the major producer of oak tasar in the world. Except mulberry, other varieties of silks are generally termed as non-mulberry silks. families of the region. Found inside – Page 347Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health. ... microbes of Muga Silkworm Antheraea assamensis Helfer (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). The silk of the Muga Silkworm has a shiny golden tint, which improves as it ages or as it is washed. Normally, silk from this worm is reserved for royal families. Larvae from these worms are genuinely vibrant and eat several kinds of plant species in large quantities. Virulent strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing fla-cherie in muga silkworms (A. assamen-sis) were resistant to different antibiotics and plant extracts13. Found inside – Page 52In the village, sericulture or silk worm cultivation is practised by many. Eggs of eri8 and muga are bought from the Regional Office of Sericulture, Boko, ... Found inside – Page 533(iii) Muga silkworm (Antheraea assama) Native to Asom (India), and it belongs to family–Saturniidae. Caterpillars feed on Machilus and Cinnamon plants. Infected silkworms, faecal matter, contaminated rearing house and appliances and alternate hosts (mulberry pest) are the sources of infection. Silk production is directly dependent on leaves consumption. in Manipur, H.P. Found inside – Page 76Medicinal Plants The present work is the result of intensive study of almost all ... strain AC-3 causing flacherie in muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis. • Plant seedlings • Replenish nutrients • Training and pruning • Maintain the plantation • Maintain chawki garden Suitable host plants Muga silkworm is polyphagous in nature. The food of these silkworms includes the aromatic leaves of Som and Soalu plants. The primary food plants of Muga silkworm, Antheraea assama Westwood is Som (Persea bombycina) and Sualu (Litsea polyan-tha) where as Mezankari (Litsea citrata) and Digloti (Litsea sa-licifolia) being the secondary food plants. Other useful information about the silkworm , is that they are the primary silk producer of the world. Found inside – Page 279These silkworms are commercially . cultured on different food plants . ... Muga silkworm are reared on Soam ( Machilus bombycina ) and Soalu ( Litsaea ... Found inside – Page 54These are obtained from various species of silkworms are used to create these floral patterns. These are fed on a number of food plants There are five types ... A FOOD PLANT OF MUGA SILKWORM, ANTHERAEA ASSAMENSIS (HELFER) (LEP. Found inside – Page 63Fiber: Textiles and Cloth Fibers extracted from plants and animals are used to ... Silk fibers are created from the cocoons of the larvae of silkworm moths; ... The food plant of silkworms is Mulberry for producing Mulberry silk. For example, the best host plant for the larva Found inside – Page 12Role of Plants in COVID19 AB-159 AB-160 AB-162 AB-163 AB-164 AB-170 AB-173 ... AB-177 Thermal profiling of the biological cycle of Muga silkworm using ... Chemically speaking Muga, is made of proteins secreted in the fluid state by a caterpillar, popularly known as silkworm. Though the primary food plant of muga silkworms are Som (Machilus bambycina King) and Soalu (Litsea palyantha Juss. A traditional silkworm grower in one of the state's richest silk cocoon producing pockets, Marak has a plantation of 1500 Som (Persea Bombycina) trees, the food plant of the Muga silkworm, covering an area of 1.25 hectares. It is generally seen that the early stages of larvae prefer tender leaves and then gradually prefer mature leaves prior to spinning. Found inside – Page 34... of silkworm food of the total sericulturist families 9753 plants . Nos . in Eri Sector , 4526 Nos , in Muga ( iii ) Economic Assistance to needy Sector ... Among them, the most preferred ones are Som and Soalu plants. Grainage Techniques in Muga Egg Production 37. Muga Silkworm – The scientific name of Muga Silkworm is Antheraea assamensis, ... Anaphe is a polyphagous Insect and feeds on \(22\) varieties of food plants. 7.1 Block wise area under cultivation in silkworm food plants and productivity of silk. Thus this species is phylogenetically less adaptive reaching its ecological isolation that is indicative of being on verse of extinction. Found insideA History of Crop Protection and Pest Control in Our Society, Crop Life Canada, ... with special reference to photoperiod and insecticide on muga worms. • Muga moth (“Muga Polu’ in Assamese) also has the same life cycle as other silkworms, i.e., egg, larva, pupa and adult. Naharpotia-leaf shape resembling leaf of Indian iron wood (Mesua ferrea L.), Belpotia- Silk is made from natural fibers secreted by silkworms. Found inside – Page 3402Food Cosmet Toxic 2 : 687-93 , Dec 84 An unusual organelle in avian ovaries . ... Avian Dis 9 : 441-59 , Aug 65 Assam Muga Silk worm , Antharaca assamensis ... Persea bombycina Kost. It is under the control of Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. Muga Silkworm Rearing Technology 36. host plants. Muga silkworms, Antheraea assamensis (Helfer) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) is a semi-domesticated sericigenous insect that produces the costliest golden colored exquisite silk. Muga moth (“Muga Polu’ in Assamese) also has the same life cycle as other silk­worms, i.e., egg, larva, pupa and adult. Muga silkworm is a wild silk producing insect feeding on the leaves of som (Persea bombycina), soalu (Litsea monopetala) and dighloti (Litsea salicifolia). They are allowed to spin cocoons in the rearer's houses. Dutta et al. wild silkworms, muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis (Helfer) is endemic to the state. 88-10 in “Muga Silkworm (Antheraea assama)” Edtd by Dr. B.G.Unni, RRL, Jorhat, (2006) Muga silkworm is reared on two primary host plants, Som, Persea bombycina Kost and Soalu, Litsaea monopetala Roxb under outdoor conditions; there fore quality and nutritional value of food plants play a significant role in larval growth and silk productivity. 150 days in winter. Muga sericulture, being a semi-wild rearing practice needs host plants for a major part of the life cycle of the insects. The best preferred food plant of muga silkworm, som (Persea bombycina) were pruned 3 months ahead of conducting indoor rearing. Soalu exhibited significant higher values than Som in all the seasons indicating its superiority as seed crop [53, 54, 10]. Found inside – Page viTasar Silkworms – Biodiversity – Distribution and Eco Races of Temperate and Tropical 25. ... Food Plants of Muga Silkworm and Management . Found inside – Page 163are making more and more use of muga silk in traditional dresses and other garments. ... which means castor oil plant, the main food plant of this silkworm. Silkworm has four stages in … Introduction Muga silkworm having least number of chromosome (n=15) among saturnid moths Muga silkworm feeds on Som (Persea bombycina Kost.) The silkworms are reared out door and as such are exposed to vagaries of nature. Persea bombycina Kost. Raising silkworms involves feeding the larvae with leaves from food plants. Muga silkworm is multivoltine in nature and 5-6 crops can be raised in This species of silkworm is semi-domesticated in that the rearers collect the worms that crawl down at the end of their larval period. All the strains reared at present belong to the species Found inside – Page 2729 RF plasma treatment of Muga silk and its characterization Dolly Gogoi, ... The confined ecological distribution of these food plants and the unique ... These silkworms feed on the selected food plants and spin cocoons as a protective shell to perpetuate the life. unavailable, muga silkworm can also feed onsecondary food plants – Dighloti (LitseasalicifoliaRoxb.) Found inside – Page cxxx(a) Wheat is a temperate region crop thus require moderate temperature and ... Dalbergia species are used as food plants and fragnant wood in aromatic oils. Mulberry is the food plant of mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori. The silkworm is endemic to Assam and the adjoining areas of northeastern India. The major patho-genic microbes that affect the muga Found inside – Page 201Plant Protec. Sci. India. 66 (B): 2. [34] Handique R, Bora D, Chetia P, Kotoky D (2002) Effect of diesel exhaust on cholesterol uptake by muga silkworms. E-mail: ereddy2001@yahoo.com Cultivation of food for silkworms. The silkworms are known as Antheraea assamensis and feed on food plants of som and soalu and are the most expensive silks of the world. Food plants of Muga silkworm. Morphology of Muga Silkworm 38. Muga silkworms feed on the leaves of a variety of food plants. Diseases of Muga Food Plant Som and their Management 34. Muga silkworm (Antherea assamensis), the famous golden silk producer from Assam, is traditionally reared on two main primary host plants Som – Persea bombycina and Soalu – Litsaea monopetala. Muga Culture The muga silkworm, Antheraea assama, from which silk is obtained, is a semi-domesticated insect whose rearing is done outdoors. muga silkworm is prone to diseases such as flacherie11, microsporidiosis and occa-sionally virosis12. Found inside – Page 168... 4 ⊕ ♀ P6A 0 G1 Uses: L. nitida serves as one of the secondary food plants of muga silkworm (Thangavelu et al. 1988, Das et al. 2000, Seth 1995d). For success of muga sericulture, maintenance of muga food plant is important because of quality and quantity of muga cocoon production. (food plant range) (Unni et al. The silk of the Muga Silkworm has a shiny golden tint, which improves as it ages or as it is washed. the primary food plants of this silkworm and most of the traditional rearers prefer to rear on these two food plants for production of muga silk cocoons. Muga Silkworms – Biodiversity – Distribution. Mainly produced in Jharkhand, CG & Orissa, besides M.H. 32. Performance of a high yielding eri silkworm breed C2 developed by Central silk Board, CMER&TI, Lahdoigarh was studied in different food plants viz., Castor, Ricinus communis, Kesseru, Heteropanax fragrans (Roxb.) Muga Silkworm Rearing Technology 36. The choices of food of Muga silkworm are restricted to some plant species because they prefer allelochemics such as alkaloids, tannins, terpenoids etc. (muga silkworm), which is unique as well as prerogative to the North east India.3,4 Being a polyphagous insect, it fed on the leaves of primary host plants namely, Som (Machilus bombycina) and Soalu (Litsea polyantha), but it also feeds on a wide range of other economically important food plants such as- f.) and Soalu (Litsea monopetela Roxb.= polyantha Juss.) Over the last decade, production of muga raw silk in the region is fluctuating in between 62 -119 MT, however it is showing a gradual increasing trend in muga silk production (Das and Sarmah, 2011). The plants are trained and These silkworms feed on the selected food plants and spin cocoons as a protective shell to perpetuate the life. Seth MK (2000) Food plant of muga silkworm. 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