Characterization of silk fiber results of single cross silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) local, Chinese, Japanese and European races

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Hartati Hartati, Mn Fadhil Fadli, Rachmawaty Rachmawaty, Mohd Firdaus Omar

2020 AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2291 Conference paper Cited by 0 Quartile

Abstract

This study aims to determine the characteristics of silk fibers from silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) crosses from local, Japanese, Chinese & European races. This research was conducted by crossing a single cross from four races. The control variables are constant temperature, type of feed and amount of feed given. The results of this study indicate that the characterization of silk fibers obtained the highest fiber length and fiber weight data, namely in crossing Japanese Ras female with Local Race Male, namely fiber length of 1032.4 meters and fiber weight of 0.2552 grams. Whereas the best spinning yield is in crossing local race females with male Chinese race. © 2020 Author(s).

Affiliations

Biology of Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia; Center of Excellence Geopolymer and Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia