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Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2024 |
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| Description |
1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Editor Biography -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Lac Insects -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Biological and Morphological Peculiarities -- 1.3 The Indian Lac Insect -- 1.3.1 Colour Mutants of Kerria lacca -- 1.3.2 Morphology and Development -- 1.3.3 Sex Determination -- 1.3.4 Chromosome Number and System -- 1.3.5 Gene Expression and Transmission in K. lacca -- 1.4 Lac Host Plants -- 1.5 Lac Production -- 1.5.1 Lac Insects -- 1.5.2 Host Plant -- 1.5.3 Local Environment -- 1.6 Lac Insect-Host Plant Interaction |
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1.6.1 Interaction in Relation to Productivity -- 1.6.2 Interaction in Relation to Quality -- 1.7 Pests and Diseases -- 1.7.1 Predators -- 1.7.2 Inimical Parasites -- 1.7.3 Beneficial Parasites -- 1.7.4 Diseases -- 1.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Mulberry Silk Insect -- 2.1 Mulberry Silk Insect: Life Cycle -- 2.2 Mulberry Silkworm Races -- 2.2.1 Classification Based on Moulting -- 2.2.2 Classification Based on Voltinism -- 2.2.3 Classification Based on Cocoon Colour -- 2.2.4 Classification Based on the Place of Origin -- 2.3 Host Plants -- 2.4 Egg Preservation and Incubation |
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2.5 Hatching and Brushing -- 2.5.1 Hatching -- 2.5.2 Brushing -- 2.5.3 Brushing of Loose Eggs -- 2.5.4 Brushing from Egg Cards -- 2.6 Rearing Methods -- 2.6.1 Rearing Practices -- 2.7 Chawki Rearing -- 2.8 Late-Age Rearing -- 2.9 Spinning and Mounting -- 2.10 Cocoon Harvesting and Preservation -- 2.11 Preparation of Reeling -- 2.12 Silkworm Diseases and Their Management -- 2.13 Mulberry Silk: A Product of Silkworm -- 2.14 Uses of Sericulture By-Products -- 2.15 Economics of Mulberry Sericulture -- 2.16 Problems in Sericulture -- 2.17 Suggestions -- 2.18 Conclusions -- References |
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Chapter 3 Tropical Tasar Insect -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Status and Role of Tropical Tasar Sericulture in Economies -- 3.3 Tropical Tasar Insect -- 3.3.1 Colour Polymorphism -- 3.3.2 Geographical Distribution of Tasar Insect and Its Host Plant -- 3.3.3 Systematic Positioning of Tasar Insect -- 3.3.4 Annual Cycle of Tasar Insect -- 3.3.5 Biology of Tasar Insect -- 3.3.6 Commercial Rearing -- 3.3.7 Grainage (Silkworm Egg Production) -- 3.3.8 Diseases of Tasar Insects -- 3.3.9 Invertebrate Pests and Predators -- 3.3.10 Vertebrate Predators -- 3.3.11 Postharvest Processing of Tasar Cocoons |
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3.3.12 Marketing of Tasar Silk Cocoons and Silk Yarn -- 3.3.13 Economics and Socioeconomic Impact of Tasar Sericulture -- 3.3.14 Measures to Improve Tasar Cocoon Production -- 3.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Tasar Insect -- Antheraea proylei J -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Host Plants of Oak Tasar Insect -- 4.2.1 Availability of Oak Flora -- 4.2.2 Propagation of Oak Species -- 4.3 Life History -- 4.3.1 Life Cycle -- 4.3.2 Cropping Pattern -- 4.4 Silk Production Technology -- 4.4.1 Silkworm Egg Production -- 4.4.2 Silkworm Rearing -- 4.5 Silk Extraction |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4.6 Products and Usage of Oak Tasar Insect |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781003832065 |
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1003832067 |
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