Principles and Techniques of Silkworm Seed Production

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Indian silk industry has registered an impressive growth, both horizontal and vertical through planned approaches and emerged as the second largest producers of silk in the world only after China. Silkworm seed, which forms the basic foundation and backbone of sericulture industry, plays a decisive role in the production of silk. To meet the requirement of sericulture farmers to produce 15848 MT of raw silk or 139616 MT of reeling cocoons, the country requires about 35 chore disease free commercial silkworm seed. These seeds are produced mostly in sub-tropical and tropical regions. The information available on the technologies of seed production in Japanese and Chinese literature relates basically to temperate and sub-temperate climates. There is no-up-dated compendium besides accumulated information which related to various strategies of seed production for tropical region. The book â€œPrinciples and Techniques of silkworm seed production tries to unveil the secrete of seed production suitable for tropical and sub-tropical region. Spread over 10 chapters, the book deals with a plethora of subjects touching all aspects of seed production. The book has a wide coverage on disinfections, seed multiplication, organization, oviposition, preservation, embryogenesis, dispause, heterosis and disease management. Also included are the details on mulberry cultivation for seed crop, soil and fertilizer application, silkworm races, artificial hatching, incubation, metabolic changes during embryogenesis etc. a large number of Tables arealso included to explain these aspects. Particular stable cocoon crop and preventative measure against adverse factors. Vision, vigour and vibrance are the key to an efficient seed production and it is earnestly hoped that this book is complete in all these aspects. This book is addressed to wide range of readers, experts, policy makers, university teachers, students, researchers, technologists, licensed seen producer, grainures, NGOs and all those engaged in sericulture in general and seed production in particular a reliable guide and a lovable complication, this book is sure to appeal all those associated directly or indirectly with sericulture activity.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Beera Saratchandra

Dr. Beena Saratchandra is a Director in Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Bangalore, holding additional charge of Seri-Biotech Research Laboratory, Bangalore. He obtained M.Sc. Degree in Zoology in 1975 and Ph.D. in 1980 from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, where he continued Post Doctoral Research in various capacities. He is a member of various academic and scientific bodies and fellow of the Zoological Society of India. He joined Central Silk board in 1983 and worked as Joint Director and Director for over 20 year in various research establishment from the North-East to the South of India gaining rich knowledge and experience in t he field of wild and domestic silk production and made good contribution to the subject. He is the founder director of central sericultural gernplasm resources centre, hosur, Tamil Nadu and later served as director, central sericulture research and training institute,berhampore, west Bengal. He published over 100 research papers in various national and international journals. He served as consultant to various developing countries and participated in as number of national and international conferences and workshops.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tribhuwan Singh

Dr. Tribhuwan Singh, an M.Sc wit Ph. D in Entomology from Allahabad University is Senior Research Officer in Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Bangalore. He has 25 years of research experience and has authored more than 80 research, technical and review papers in leading National and international especially in the field of silkworm seed technology, silkworm breeding and genetics and also has contributed in evolution of several multivoltine silkworm breeds and hybrids. Dr. Singh is recognized by the United Nations as a resource person in sericulture in Asia and pacific region. Dr. Tibhuvan Singh has been honored with the presggious Rashrtiya Gaurav Award and is also the recipient of Best Citizen Award from international publishing house, New Delhi. Dr. Singh is a member of Research Board of advisor of American biographical institute use and nominated for the man of the year 2002 by ABI, Inc Carolina, USA for his contribution.