Asian Journal of Plant Sciences1682-39741812-5697Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/ajps.2002.650.651Bombyx mori L.)]]>Mubashir Hussain Humayun Javed 6200216The study was conducted to determine the effect of 0.2% N with different doses (0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.125 and.1.50%) of ascorbic acid on growth and silk production of larvae. Larvae were fed on mulberry leaves treated with 0.2% N and ascorbic acid in various combinations. Data was recorded on food consumption, co-efficient of utilization, body weight, body length and cocoon shell ratio and analyzed statistically. It was revealed that T5 (0.2%N +0.05% vitamin C) proved as the best treatment, which yield better results than all other test treatments about all the parameters under study. In conclusion, the higher doses of vitamin C, lowered the silk yield and caused decline in growth of silkworm larvae.]]>Ahmad, S.,1993Bombyx mori L.]]>1993El-Karaksy, I.A. and M. Idriss,1990Bombyx mori L.]]>1098186Evans, A.C.,1939891322Haq, M. and M. Saleem,1985Bombyx mori L.]]>234546Javaid, M.A.,1991Bombyx mori L. and silk yield.]]>1991Khawaja,1989Bombyx mori L. during the autumn and spring seasons at Faisalabad.]]>1989Mahmood, R.,1989Bombyx mori L.]]>1989Nadeem, S.,1996Bombyx mori (L.).]]>1996Shafique, M.,1993Bombyx mori L.) and silk yield.]]>1993Siddiqui, R.K.,1988859Steel, R.G.D. and J.H. Torrie,19852nd Edn.,Yamada, M. and K. Masaru,1967Bombyx mori (L.).]]>274651