A Chinese variety Yuyun and a Japanese variety Xingji was bred using hybrid and backcross methods by Henan Provincial Academy of Sericulture.These systematically bred varieties are charac-terized by blue and gray egg colors for Yuyun,and scutiform striped pattern body for Xingji.A binary hybrid combination,Yuyun × Xingji,was then developed.Results from laboratory evaluations con-ducted between 2021 and 2023 showed that the fifth instar of Yuyun × Xingji took 8 days and 13 hours to mature,while the total duration for all instars was 26 days and 11 hours.The mortality rate in the cocoons was 10.38%,the pupation survival rate was 86.97%,and the cocoon layer rate was 24.57%.The total cocoon yield per 10,000 silkworms was 16.204 kg,with a cocoon silk length of 1,185.5 meters,a reeling rate of 70.40%,a dry cocoon silk yield rate of 41.50%,a cocoon silk fineness of 2.988 dtex,a cleanliness score of 91.50,and a cleaning score of 99.7.In rural assessments conduc-ted from 2022 to 2023,Yuyun×Xingji had a fifth instar duration of 8 days and 8 hours,with a total duration for all instars of 26 days and 18 hours.The mortality rate was 13.36%,the uniform pupa-tion survival rate was 85.67%,and the cocoon layer rate was 21.757%.The total cocoon yield per 10,000 silkworms was 16.398 kg,with a cocoon silk length of 1,066.6 meters,a reeling rate of 52.57%,a dry cocoon silk yield rate of 36.82%,a cocoon silk fineness of 2.896 dtex,a cleanliness score of 93.00,and a cleaning score of 99.7.This variety has been officially approved by the Henan Provincial Sericulture Variety Approval Committee.
关键词
豫芸×星戟/品种选育/戟状斑纹/卵色
Key words
Yuyun×Xingji/breed selection/scutiform striped pattern/egg color