K. C. Narayanaswamy

Selected Thermotolerant Bivoltine Hybrids of Bombyx mori L. Exhibit Desirable Heterosis for Quantitative Traits under Beauveria bassiana Infection

Jayashree, Manjunath Gowda & K. C. Narayanaswamy · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

Four thermotolerant bivoltine silkworm parents viz., B1, B4, B6 and B8 and their 12 hybrids viz., B1×B4, B1×B6, B1×B8, B4×B1, B4×B6, B4×B8, B6×B1, B6×B4, B6×B8, B8×B1, B8×B4 and B8×B6 were used in the experiments. One set of the parents and their hybrids were inoculated with Beau...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i5776

Evaluation of Thermotolerant Bivoltine Silkworm Breeds through Cocoon Yield and Filament Characteristics against Beauveria bassiana (Bals-Criv.) Vuill. Inoculation

K. P. Sahana, Manjunath Gowda, K. C. Narayanaswamy & S. Chandrashekhar · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2022

Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. being a poikilothermic insect is susceptible to both biotic and abiotic factors. The present study was carried to assess the performance of few thermotolerant bivoltine silkworm breeds under high temperature treatment (36 ± 1⁰ C for 6 hours) and Beauveria...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121576