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

Table 2

Effect of temperature during late-age rearing on cocoon traits of silkworm.

Traits	Temperature °C				Control (24°C)
	36–22	36–22	32–22	32–26
Pupation (%)	86.00	66.10	92.50	91.40	95.0
Cocoon weight [g]	1.58	1.62	1.96	1.84	2.10
Shell weight [g]	0.316	0.337	0.470	0.441	0.480

Source, Suresh Kumar et al. [45].