Silkwom Race Parameters Variety
GSH KNG C W TR-10
H I* % Loss H I* % Loss H I* % Loss H I* % Loss
NB₄D₂ Average wt. in4th Instar 5.05 4.22 3.38 (0.83) 5.94 5.34 10.2 (0.97) 6.93 4.55 34.28 (0.35) 7.72 6.31 18.3(0.73)
Average larval wt. in 5th instar 11.6 10.4 9.28 (0.91) 14.06 12 14.7 (0.75) 12.6 10.74 14.65 (0.78) 13.3 11.1 17.1(0.61)
SH6 Average wt. in4th Instar 5.59 4.78 3.97 (0.90) 5.36 4.73 11.8 (0.95) 6.83 4.86 28.88(0.5) 5.36 4.52 15.6(0.3)
Average larval wt. in 5th instar 12.9 11.2 13.5 (0.81) 13.02 11.2 14.1 (0.77) 113 93.52 17.48 (0.03) 134 108 6.17(0)
CV (%)/f-test 1.60 4.34 ** 2.86 3.61 ** 2.95 8.90 ** 1.72 8.09 **
Cd at 5% 1.19 2.96   2.37 2.65   2.65 6.57   0.57 6.70  
Table 3: Larval weight of NB4D2 and SH6 silkworm breed in 4th and 5th instars, Values in Brackets are the χ2-test value.