International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 5 10 2016 10 10 Changes in Biochemical Constituents and Photosynthetic Pigments in Spiralling Whitefly (Aleurodicus dispersus) Infested Mulberry Foliage 7 11 EN SABER Seyyed Naeim 1 Cukurova University, Department of Animal Science, Adana, Turkey A. Mahadeva 1 Residential Coaching Academy, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Rae Barely Road, Lucknow – 226 025, India > Research Paper 2016 7 4 2016 10 10 Variation in the photosynthetic pigments and biochemical constituents in mulberry foliage (6 varieties viz., M5, MR2, Mysore local, S36, S54 and V1) were studied due to spiralling whitefly (Aleurodicus dispersus Russell) infestation. The biochemical constituents (amino acids, soluble proteins, reducing sugars, soluble sugars, starch and phenols) were altered in the spiralling whitefly infested mulberry leaves. Changes were also observed in the photosynthetic pigments (total chlorophyll, chlorophyll – a, chlorophyll – b, chlorophyll – a/b ratio and carotenoids). The pest infestational changes in these components lead to inferior nutritive values in mulberry foliage. The growth and development of the silkworms (Bombyx mori L) will be affect adversely and leads to the inferior quality and quantity of the silk. Copyright@ International Science Community Association