%0 Journal Article
%T Efficiency of the Zingiberene for the Qualitative Silk
%A Ankita Anil Shinde
%A Aditi Yogesh Tayade
%A Rajkumar Bajolge
%A Vitthalrao Bhimasha Khyade
%J Entomology and Applied Science Letters
%@ 2349-2864
%D 2023
%V 10
%N 1
%R 10.51847/4hW3o5bgkY
%P 1-10
%X Zingiberene is a constituent of Zingiber officinale (L), structurally monocyclic sesquiterpene, and possesses immense pharmacological activity. The present attempt was aimed to utilize a methanol solution of zingiberene for topical application at forty-eight hours after the fourth molt to the fifth instared larvae of silkworm, Bombyx mori (L) [Race: Double Hybrid - (CSR6 x CSR26) x CSR2 x CSR27)]. The topical application of methanol solution of zingiberene was found significant influence on the parameters of the silk cocoon and silk fiber. The weight of the whole cocoon (deflossed), silk shell weight, the weight of pupa and silk shell percentage or ratio in the group recipient of topical application of methanol solution of zingiberene at 48 hours after the fourth molt was recorded at 2.887** (±0.786); 0.839** (±0.158); 2.048 and 29.061*** respectively. The length of silk fiber (in meter); weight of silk fiber (in gram) and denier scale silk fiber obtained by reeling the cocoons harvested from the group of larvae recipient of topical application of methanol solution of zingiberene at 48 hours after the fourth molt were recorded 1478.36* (±229.53.51); 0.829** (±0.119) and 5.045*** respectively. As a terpene compound, Zingiberene shows probable activity analogous with natural Juvenile Hormone (JH) and may have future aspects of its use as growth promoting agent in silkworm, Bombyx mori (L). 
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