Indian Sericulture : Past, Present and Future
Contents: Preface. 1. Indian sericulture: past, present and future/K.R. Sharma, R.D. Singh, Rajeev Kumar, R.K. Sinha and A.K. Barua. 2. Seri bio-diversity and strategies of its conservation in India/S.B. Dandin. 3. Eri silk: wonders of nature-potentials, constraints, challenges and future strategies in new millennium/Vijay Prakash Sharma, R.K. Khatri, A.K. Sharma, Babulal and K. Jaiswal. 4. Prospects of sericulture in Uttarakhand/Jagdish Singh, R.K. Khatri and Balulal Lal. 5. Status, prospects and problems of sericulture in Eastern and North-Eastern States of India/A.K. Bajpai. 6. Biodiversity of Muga and Eri Silkworms and its economic significance in North-East India/P.K. Das, A. Bhattacharya, B. Choudhury and B.K. Singh. 7. Prospects of using organic resources for sustainable sericulture/R.N. Bhaskar and Waktole Sori. 8. Reeling and cocoon filament characters of new silkworm hybrids under sub-tropics of Jammu/S.K. Raina, Mir Nissar and Surinder Bhat. 9. New dimensions in Bivoltine Silkworm seed production in North India/R.K. Khatri, Babulal, A.K. Sharma and V.P. Sharma. 10. Role of extension in the development of sericulture/M. Aslam and M.A. Khan. 11. Rearing of the Bombyx mori Silkworm on artificial diet/Shashi Kanta, R.K. Verma and Achint Verma. 12. Incidence of bacterial and viral diseases of silkworm Bombyx mori in Monsoon Season of Lucknow (U.P.)/K. Jaiswal, R. Kumar and A. Srivastava. 13. Monitoring Pebrine disease of silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Through systematic seasonal survey in tropics/Y.V. Ramanjaneyulu, R.N. Dutta, R.N. Singh, Iswar, S.S. Sindari and H.K. Basavaraja. 14. Studies on the effects of antibiotics on growth and mortality rate in silkworm/K. Jaiswal, A. Srivastava and R. Kumar. 15. Prospects and problems of sericulture in Rajasthan state, India/Prahlad Dube and Kavita Sharma. 16. Sex-limited breeding "A method to minimize commercial hybrid silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Egg production cost"/M.Z. Khan, K. Mandal, T.K. Biswas, S.K. Das and A.K. Bajpai. 17. Constraints in multivoltine hybrid seed production and strategies for solution in Uttar Pradesh/Babulal, R.K. Khatri, A.K. Sharma and V.P. Sharma. 18. Development of new device for transportation of eggs of Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)/M.Z. Khan, K. Mandal and S.K. Das. 19. Conservation and utilization of silkworm genetic resources--a novel approach/K. Mohan Rao, K. Satyanarayana, R.S. Teotia and S. Amarnath. 20. Integrated management of Uzi Fly, Blepharipa zebina Walker (Diptera: Tachinidae)/Ramkishore, S.P. Sharma, A.K. Debnath and N. Suryanarayana. 21. Present scenario of sericulture in Uttar Pradesh/Meera Verma, Alka Tewari, Deepak Kumar, A.A. Siddiqui and M.N. Tripathi. Index.
"The present book entitled "Indian Sericulture: Past, Present and Future" comprises 21 research papers/articles pertaining to the same discipline. This book is basically a part of the proceedings of the \'18 All India Congress of Zoology\' and National Seminar on "Current issues on Applied Zoology and Environmental Sciences with special reference to Eco-restoration and Management of Bioresources" (SCIAZE) held at the University of Lucknow, Lucknow from 7 to 9 December 2007. The articles and research papers contained in the book have been contributed by well known experts and researchers in their respective fields. Overwhelming response of the contributors is well reflected in the book in the form of wide coverage area.
This book will be of immense use for the students, teachers, and researchers of this field and it may also be used as a standard reference book."
