The first practical color enamel in China is produced in Zhejiang Yongkang with higher yield than ordinary silkworm

“The silkworm cocoons are colored and can be mass-produced. It’s amazing!” Recently, visitors were able to open their eyes at the on-site conference on the release and demonstration of color cultivars in Zhoushan Town, Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province. This also means that after more than 10 years of breeding and breeding, the city's color silkworm cocoon "Golden Autumn Day" achieves the transformation of results, which is of great significance for upgrading the traditional sericulture industry.

In the sericulture base of the Bishanli in Zhoushan Town, the yellow silkworm cocoons are knotted on the square clusters, which are particularly eye-catching. This is the major project for the selection of new varieties of sericulture in the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” of our province and the major science and technology project for the selection of new varieties of agricultural (livestock and poultry) in the “ 13th Five-Year Plan”. “Protection, Diversification and Breeding of Sericulture Germplasm Resources” The new sericulture variety "Golden Autumn Day" cultivated by the new technology research. The variety obtained the certification certificate for major crop varieties in 2017, and it is the first practical color silkworm cocoon in the country to enter the promotion stage.

"Early Autumn Day" began to be raised in Yongkang in 2010. Over the years, "Early Autumn Day" has withstood various harsh environments and disease tests such as low temperature and rain. The results of the trials showed that the natural color silkworm cocoons have the characteristics of high quality, high yield and strong disease resistance, and the yield is more than 20% higher than that of ordinary silkworms, especially in the farmers with poor breeding conditions, which shows the characteristics of stable yield and high yield.

“Colorful enamel comes from nature and has bright colors without dyeing.” Xu Chuner, head of Yongkang Liannong Sericulture Cooperative, said that the silk made by 茧 被 is highly accepted by the market with beauty skin, and even the supply is in short supply, and the market prospect is broad. The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Sericulture Society said that in the next step, the Institute will promote the development of the sericulture varieties of the sericulture industry through the Yongkang base to the province's radiation and enterprise product development, and realize the innovation and improvement of the traditional sericulture industry.