Characteristics of new hybrids CSR2 x CSR4 and CSR2 x CSR5
- CSR2 x CSR4 and CSR2 x CSR5 are characterized by its roboutness, high shell ratio, better neatness and reelability. Favourable rearing season September to February in south India and during in temperate/ sub tropical zones. Moulting is uniform, larval period 23 days.
- Fecundity: 590
- Hatching percentage: 96.2
- Hatching percentage: 96.2
- Larval duration:23 days, Hours: 0.00
- Yield /10,000/Nos. :9595
- Yield/10,000 larvae/ wt./Kg :21.67
- Single cocoon weight(g): 2.26
- Single shell weight (g):0.553
- Shell ratio percentage:24.5
- Filament length(m):1285
- Raw silk percentage:19.5
- Denier :2.95
- Reelability % :88.0
- Renditta:4.9
