Management of Climatic Factors for Successful Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) Crop and Higher Silk Production: A Review

Table 4

Effect of different temperature and humidity conditions on nutritional indices of silkworm.

Environmental condition	Ingesta (g)	Digesta (g)	Approximate digestibility (%)	ECI cocoon (%)	ECI shell (%)
Temp 36°C and humidity 40%	3.04	0.850	27.99	18.27	8.94
Temp 20°C and humidity 90%	4.45	1.340	30.11	16.91	8.60
Temp 25°C and humidity 70%	4.41	1.430	32.44	16.86	9.17

Source [108].