Silkworm Physiology : A Concise Textbook

Contents: Acknowledgements. Foreword. Preface. 1. Systematic position of mulberry and non-mulberry silkworm and their salient features. 2. External morphology, silkworm eggs, larva, pupa and adult. 3. Integument. 4. Muscular system. 5. Silk gland and silk biosynthesis. 6. Nervous system and sensory organ. 7. Digestive system of silkworm. 8. Silkworm nutrition. 9. Respiratory system of silkworm. 10. Circulatory system. 11. Excretory system. 12. Reproductive system. 13. Spermatogenesis in silkworm. 14. Oogenesis. 15. Embryogenesis in Silkworm. 16. Moultinism in silkworm. 17. Voltinism in silkworm: factors influencing voltinism. 18. Growth. 19. Application of hormones in sericulture. 20. Artificial diet of silkworms. References. Index. 

"This book "Silkworm Physiology" is meant for sericulture students. The unique features of this book are: Simple and understandable language. The book is written in a scientific and methodical way. 

Tables, diagrams and figures have been made as simple as possible to make them self-explanatory. A chapter on artificial diet has also been included. Important terms have been highlighted. One of the most distinguishing features of this book is the comprehensive text on the subject.

The chapters on Digestive System of Silkworm, Silkworm Nutrition and Embryogenesis in silkworm has been written elaborately, which would aid not only the undergraduates and also the post-graduate students and the research scholars." (jacket)