Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXV, Issue 1
Written by Georgeta DINIȚĂ, Marius Gheorghe DOLIȘ, Minodora TUDORACHE, Ioan CUSTURĂ, Ionela DOBRIN
The silkworm amelioration program based on the use of the genetic resources and the inbreeding methods applicable in the case of Bombyx mori L. species targets mainly the creation of races and hybrids with superior traits. The improvement process by inbreeding is practiced in the creation of new populations and it requires the use in crossings of the inbred lines that meet the most valuable biological and productive characteristics, with a high combinative value. The possibility of rearing more silkworm generations per year, the physiological particularities and the variability of species characters constituted the base of the formation of silkworm races, lines and hybrids with high productive capacity.
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