Sn. Chatterjee et al., CORRELATION BETWEEN YIELD AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN THE MULBERRY SILKWORM, BOMBYX-MORI L, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 87(3), 1993, pp. 385-391
A detailed study was carried out on six biochemical parameters and fou
r yield attributes using multiple regression analysis to investigate t
heir relationship in the mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori. The study gen
erated new information on the importance of digestive amylase activity
for the survival of the silkworm and revealed the inability of other
enzymes to affect this relationship. Data also substantiate the observ
ations made earlier on the genetic variability of amylase in the mulbe
rry silkworm. Analyses extend the positive role of alkaline phosphatas
e and invertase in the expression of the other yield traits studied an
d indicate the definite possibility of using biochemical markers for s
ilkworm breeding.