Recent Trends in Sericulture
Contents: 1. Preface. 1. Antheraea mylitta D. (Lepidoptera: Saturiidae): breeding practices in India before 21 century/M.Z. Khan, A.K. Saha and K. Manda. 2. Economic importance of bio-diversified insects affecting Mulberry leaf production/Ghan Shyam Singh, R.K. Khatri, A.K. Sharma, Babu Lal, V.P. Sharma and Alok Gautam. 3. Sericulture and silk industry: present scenario, opportunities and challenges/Jayaram H. 4. Disease response of some elite mulberry genotypes under subtropical climatic region/Manas Dev Maji, Debojit Das, Chinu Das, Asish Ghosh and Arbinda Kumar Bajpai. 5. Augmentation of tropical Tasar seed production through adopted seed rearing and its impacts on empowering tribals in Chattisgarh/N.K. Bhatia, M.M. Bhat and M.A. Khan. 6. Ericulture: a bio prospecting for supplementing livelihood, environment and food security in rural and semi urban India/Monica Chaudhuri, T.K. Biswas and A.K. Bajpai. 7. Haemolymph biochemical constituents during course of Pupal diapause development in Daba Trivoltine Ecorace of Tropical Tasar Silkworm Antheraea mylitta Drury/P.K. Mishra, Dinesh Kumar, Lily Jaiswal, B.M.K. Singh, Jay Prakash, Pandey Ashutosh Kumar, S.K. Sharan and B.C. Prasad. 8. Sericultural potentials under the radius of Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Berhampore (W.B.)/M.S. Khan, A.K. Saha, K. Mandal, N.B. Pal and A.K. Bajpai. 9. Effect of soil application of micronutrients to Mulberry on the rearing performance of Bivoltine silkworm and the quality of cocoons in sub-tropical region/P.C. Bose and B.B. Bindroo. 10. Effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium to mulberry on the rearing performance of bivoltine silkworm and the quality of cocoons in sub-tropical region/P.C. Bose and B.B. Bindroo. 11. Ecoraces of Philosami ricini (Donovan) : a new hope for Eri farmers of Wetern Orissa/Purusottam Dash, Priti Pragyan Roy and T.V. Rao. 12. Diversity of Erisilkworm under Orisa climatological condition/R. Sahu K.V. Shankar Rao and K.C. Brahma. 13. Field Trial of Sericillin : a new bed disinfectant on silkworm Bombyx Mori L. under Eastern Ghat Highland Zone of Odisha/K/c. Brahma, R. Sahu, K.V. Shankar Rao and A.K. Bajpai. 14. Role of trait selection for improving Daba Ecorace of Antheraea mylitta Drury during seed and commercial crops/R. Manohar Reddy, M.K. Sinha, A.K. Srivastava, Suresh Rai, B.M.K. Singh and B.C. Prasad. 15. Haemolymph trehalose and fat body glycogen phosphorylase Inter relationship in silkworm Bombyx mori L. Chronically exposed to fluride/S. Vidyunmala, P. Ramanjaneyulu, S, Smitha and A. Vijaya Bhaskara Rao. 16. Electron microscopic observation of five microsporidia infecting silkworm Bombyx mori/L.S.K. Gupta, Z. Hossain, M. Mohanan, P. Mitra, K. Mandal and A.K. Bajpai. 17. Induction of sex limited yellow blood colour trait (y) in the popular multivoltine silkworm breed m12w for cost effective seed production in Eastern India/T.K. Biswas, S.K. Das, M.Z. Khan, C.R. Sahu and A.K. Bajpai. 18. Breeding practices of Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) at central sericultural research and training institute, Berhampore (W.B.)/M.Z. Khan, A.K. Saha, K. Mandal and A.K. Bajpai. 19. Farmers field school: an effective extension tool for sustained sericulture prosperity in India/K.R. Maurya, N.K. Bhatia, H. Chandra, B.B.S. Negi, M.M. Bhat and M.A. Khan.
Silk the textile queen is one of the major commodities traded world wide. India is one of the major contributors both in production and global silk trade. Non mulberry silk and applied products are of outmost importance. The muga silk of Assam is regarded as Pride of India on account of its fine texture, durability, tensile strength and amazing shimmering golden colour. Tussar and Eri are two other prominent non mulberry silk varieties which have registered their eminence globally.
The demand for silk and allied products now registering new heights. There is a wide gap between demand and supply of silk products. No doubt, with the aid of scientific and bio technological innovations much progress has been made in Indian sericulture. But on the other hand silk industry is facing a host of challenges on account of diversification commercialization and economic viability. India has ample scope for sericulture. Further, sericulture being a rural and cottage based industry, it can be effectively utilized as a potent tool for rural development in India.
The present book entitled, Recent Trends in Sericulture deals with the scope constraints new initiatives and skillfull strategies for successful management of silk industry in India. The book has been painted on a large canvas with broad strokes comprising 19 chapters by experts and researchers delved in their respected fields covering the subject area.
