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Stimulating effects of low levels of60Co gamma ray on the silkworm,bombyx mori (L.)

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Laboratory experiments were carried out in Egypt to investigate the stimulatory effects of gamma radiation on theBombyx mori eggs (at late stage of development) with a view to possible improvement in silk production. Five doses of gamma radiation ranging from 0.01 to 1 Gy were applied. The greatest effect was achieved at a dose of 1 Gy as shown by significant increase of the larvae weight and their silk gland by 21.96 and 30.14%, the cocoon weight and their shell by 11.11 and 9.76%, the length of silk filament and its weight by 22.96 and 22.53% over the control. However, egg irradiation favourably influenced the fecundity of emerged adults.

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  1. Radiobiology Dept., NCR, Atomic Energy Autbority, 13759, Abo-Zaable, Egypt

    Kamelia A. Adbel-Salam

  2. Seric-Dept., Plant Protection Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Cent., Giza, Egypt

    Souad M. Mahmoud

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Adbel-Salam, K.A., Mahmoud, S.M. Stimulating effects of low levels of60Co gamma ray on the silkworm,bombyx mori (L.). Anz. Schadlingskde., Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 68, 147–150 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01991888

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