COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MUGA COCOON YIELD IN IMPROVED AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICE

D. MECH¹*, S.C. DAS², M. AHMED^3
1School of Biological Science, University of Science & Technology, Ribhoi, Baridua, 793101, Meghalaya, India
²School of Biological Science, University of Science & Technology, Ribhoi, Baridua, 793101, Meghalaya, India
³School of Biological Science, University of Science & Technology, Ribhoi, Baridua, 793101, Meghalaya, India
* Corresponding Author : dmechcsb@gmail.com

Received : 02-02-2019     Accepted : 12-02-2019     Published : 15-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 3       Pages : 7818 - 7820
Int J Agr Sci 11.3 (2019):7818-7820

Keywords : Muga culture, Traditional practice, Improved technology
Academic Editor : Vijay N
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to School of Biological Science, University of Science & Technology, Ribhoi, Baridua, 793101, Meghalaya
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was undertaken to assess the muga cocoon yield through adoption of improved and traditional practice separately in seed and commercial crops at the farmers’ level. The study revealed that average cocoon yield in both seed and commercial crops was higher in improved practice against the traditional practice of muga culture. In improved practices, average number of cocoon yield was found 47 and 42 per dfl against the cocoon yield of 31 and 20 per laying in traditional practice during Chatua (Feb-Mar) and Bhadia (Aug-Sep) seed crops 2014 respectively. Similarly, the average number of cocoon yield in both Chatua and Bhadia seed crops during 2015 was higher in improved practice (45 & 24) against the traditional practice (37 & 19) respectively. Likewise, average number of cocoon yield per dfl in Jethua (Apr-May) and Kotia (Oct-Nov) commercial crops during 2014 was higher in improved practice (62 & 58) against the cocoon yield per laying in traditional practice (49 & 43) respectively. Similarly, the average number of cocoon yield per dfl in both Jethua and Kotia commercial crops was higher in improved practice (65 & 52) against the cocoon yield per laying in traditional practice (47 & 43) respectively during 2015. The t-test conducted for equality of variance in ERR between traditional and improved practices found highly significant at 1 and 5 percent level in all the seed and commercial crops in both the years. Thus, the study revealed that improved practice was effective for higher cocoon yield against traditional practice of muga culture.

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