Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic divergence in some bivoltine silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) breeds

A. Maqbool
  • A. Maqbool
  • Division of Sericulture Mirgund, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar campus, Srinagar -191 121, India.
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H. U. Dar
  • H. U. Dar
  • Division of Sericulture Mirgund, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar campus, Srinagar -191 121, India.
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M. Ahmad
  • M. Ahmad
  • Division of Pant Breeding and Genetics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar campus, Srinagar -191 121, India.
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G. N. Malik
  • G. N. Malik
  • Division of Sericulture Mirgund, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar campus, Srinagar -191 121, India.
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G. Zaffar
  • G. Zaffar
  • Division of Pant Breeding and Genetics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar campus, Srinagar -191 121, India.
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S. A. Mir
  • S. A. Mir
  • Division of Economics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar campus, Srinagar -191 121, India.
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  •  Received: 12 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 02 June 2015
  •  Published: 15 June 2015

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