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- Title
Tenebrio molitor L. (Un Kurdu)' de Büyüme ve Gelişim Karakterlerine Ait Genetik Parametre Tahminleri.
- Authors
ÖZSOY, Abdullah Nuri; GÜNDOĞDU, Erman
- Abstract
The main aim of this work is to estimate the genetic parameters of T. molitor, which is regarded as alternative nutrition for feeding poultry and pet animals due to its very high protein and fat content. In the study, larvae weight (LW), pupa weight (PW), adult weight (AW), duration of pupa (PT), duration of pupal stay (PST) and the duration of adulthood (AT) were considered as growth performance parameters; whereas the number of individuals in the family (FN) was treated as reproductive characteristic. Estimates of the heritability for larval weight, pupa weight and adult weight characteristics were: 0.45, 0.65, and 0.43, respectively. Estimates of heritability for duration of pupa, duration of pupal stay and the duration of adulthood were: 0.27, 0.91 and 0.32, respectively. The heritability for the number of individuals in the family was estimated to be 0.98. According to these results, it can be said that the developmental characteristics of T. molitor have genetic improvement potential.
- Publication
Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture / Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2, p90
- ISSN
1304-9984
- Publication type
Academic Journal