Mulberry leaf yield and optimal amount of silkworms rearing in different mulberry cultivars for mulberry fruit production

Lim, J.R., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea; Moon, H.C., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea; Kwon, S.J., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea; Kim, D.W., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea; Kwak, D.O., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea

Mulberry leaf yield and optimal amount of silkworms rearing in different mulberry cultivars for mulberry fruit production

2015

Lim, J.R., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea | Moon, H.C., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea | Kwon, S.J., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea | Kim, D.W., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea | Kwak, D.O., Jeollabuk-do agricultural research and extension services, Sericulture and entomology experiment station, Buan, Republic of Korea

This study was carried out to develop the silkworm rearing technique in unused mulberry leaves after harvesting mulberry fruit. The growth of Gwasang No. 2 and Suhyang was very good compared to control cultivar Chungil in leaves size and new branch growth, but new branch and leaves of Daeshim was similar or small to control cultivar Chungil. The number of leaves of Gwasang No. 2 and Suhyang was lower than Chungil, but weight of leaves per tree was heavyer than Chungil. Mulberry leaf yield was Gwasang No. 2 521 kg/10a, Suhyang 189 kg/10a, Daeshim 73 kg/10a, Chungil 1,095 kg/10a. Content of mineral element of all three mulberry cultivars leaf for mulberry fruit production was higher than Chungil in N, P, K, Ca etc. Feeding quantity of silkworm of Gwasang No. 2 and Suhyang was much more than Chungil. Feeding quantity was highest at Suhyang in 96 kg/box. Growth duration of silkworm larvae was not different in all four mulberry culivars but weight of silkworms (5th instar 3rd day) was heavy at Gwasang No. 2 (2.07 g/ head) and Suhyang (2.11 g/head) compared to control cultivar Chungil (1.92 g/head). Mortality of silkworms was 14.6% (Gwasang No. 2), 13.3% (Suhyang), 13.9% (Daesim), 12.6% (Chungil) and than higher at elder instar stage. The production amount of silkworm (5th instar 3rd day) was 35.4 kg/box (Gwasang No. 2), 36.6 kg/box (Suhyang), 35.0 kg/ box (Daeshim), 33.6 kg/ box (Chungil). Amount of possible rearing silkworms was estimated 3.4box/10 a (Gwasang No. 2), 1.3box/10a (Suhyang), 0.5box/10a (Daeshim), 8.7box/10a (Chungil).

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