Biochemical Performance and Quantitative Assessment of F1 Hybrid of Two Ecoraces of Tropical Tasar Silkworm Antheraea Mylitta Drury (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
2013
Lokesh, G., Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, India | Tirkey, S.R., Marwari College, Ranchi, India | Srivastava, A.K., Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, India | Kar, P.K., Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, India | Sinha, M.K., Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, India
Antheraea mylitta Drury is basically a crossbreeding species, as such it seems to be potentially a good material for the exploitation of heterosis. In the present study F1 hybrid of wild ecorace Laria (L) and semi-domestic Daba (D) was raised and evaluated for various quantitative traits and biochemical parameters during larval stage. Improved fecundity (+18 ± 1.8%) and higher egg hatching rate (+10.96 ± 1.3%) was recorded in the F1hybrid (L x D). Biochemical parameters studied in the hemolymph, midgut and fatbody of the larva showed significantly higher (P0.05) total proteins and carbohydrate concentration besides digestive enzyme activity. Correspondingly SDS-PAGE revealed more number of protein bands in the hemolymph sample of F1s, ranging between 29 kDa to 66 kDa compared to parental lines. The present study demonstrates the positive heterosis effect in the F1 hybrid of Laria x Daba. Biochemical analysis indicates that, there is possibilities of exploitation of hybrids with specific parents targeted for desirable commercial traits (silk yield and fecundity). Moreover, most of these biochemical parameters can be used as markers to analyze the genetic improvement in the tasar silkworms.
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