International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials

Korean Society of Sericultural Science (한국잠사학회)
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Review on Silkworm (Bombyx mori) Sex Control in China

  • Xu, An-Ying (Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Li, Mu-Wang (Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Sun, Ping-Jiang (Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Zhang, Yue-Hua (Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Hou, Cheng-Xiang (Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
  • Published : 2004.06.01
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Abstract

Normally, silkworms, Bombyx mori, generate offspring by sexual activity. As we known, the hybrids of the first generation of the silkworm have higher cocoon production than pure lines. During the sericulture production, many processes are related with sex control. For example, sex sorting in the egg grainages, rearing of only male silkworm to save the mulberry leaf consumption and increase silk output and quality. Therefore it is very interested in understanding the sex control of the silkworm in theory and practice. Chinese sericultural scientists have been being engaged in the researches in the fields of artificifial parthogenesis, dispermic androgenesis, sex-limited varieties, sex linkage balanced lethal strain and high temperature sensitive male stocks for several decades and gained substantial achievement. Some of the achievements have been used in the commercial production. In this review, the authors introduced that the methods for control of the silkworm sex, and regulate the silkworm sex ratio according to different producing aim in the world and especially in China.

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