Raw Silk Yield and Quality of Cocoons from Silkworms Reared Using Different Mulberry Production Practices
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Raw Silk Yield and Quality of Cocoons from Silkworms Reared Using Different Mulberry Production Practices
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Enhancing silk yield and quality through diverse mulberry production practices is essential. This study assessed silkworm performance in terms of cocoon yield, raw silk quality, and production cost. Various mulberry leaf types, including Organic VAM (T1), Organic VAMRI (T2), Leisa VAM (T3), LEISA VAMRI (T4), and Conventional methods (T5), were fed to silkworms, and their cocoons were reeled. Data were analyzed using the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Results showed comparable cocoon characteristics, reeling performance, and silk quality across different mulberry production practices, except for reelability percentage. Cocoons from silkworms fed with Organic Vam exhibited the highest reelability percentage (88.38% to 93.94%) and the lowest renditta (8.94 to 9.21 kg), resulting in lower reeling waste (36%). Profitability analysis indicated the highest gross income from cocoons reared under Organic Vam, totaling Php 13,740.00. Moreover, cocoons from Organic Vam production yielded the highest Net Income (NI) of Php 3,778.68 and a Return on Investment (ROI) of 37.93%. Among the various mulberry production practices, the use of Organic VAM can be the most effective for higher cocoon yields, superior raw silk quality, and greater economic returns in silkworm rearing and cocoon production.
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