To develop package of practices for elite mulberry varieties to increase the mulberry production at minimum cost for improving the income and economic status of sericulture.

• Mulberry cultivation and resource management practices, Cost effective technologies and Income augmenting through effective value addition processes
• Integrated technologies for standardizing suitable nutrient management for mulberry

Paired row system	Use of Azotobacter biofertilizer

Use of VAM	Use of Vermicompost	Green manuring

• Efficient tillage management practices in mulberry
• Use of exclusive chawki mulberry garden for healthy silkworm development.
• Fortification of seri-compost and vermi compost

Composting with Pleorotus	Vemicomposting with mixed culture of earthworms

• Fertigation in mulberry through drip irrigation
• Organic farming in mulberry
• Intercropping in mulberry for income augmentation
• Packages for resource constraint varieties
• Mulberry based Integrated Farming System
• Development of Integrated technology Package for sustainable leaf production
• Organic farming for sustainable sericulture and-environmental development.
• Bio energy concept for conversion of waste mulberry shoots— a value addition in Sericulture.

Mulberry Agronomy, Soil microbiology, Biofertilizers, Irrigation management, Recycling of organic residues, Organic farming , Integrated farming system & economics and Bio energy concept from seri - waste Biomass.

1. Evaluation and promotion of vermin compost technology for the efficient nutrient supplement the quality leaf and cocoon productivity at farmer’s field.
2. Studies on the comparative yield potentiality of promosing mulberry varieties under different sources of organic and inorganic nutrients (PPA3420)
3. Biological control of fungal root rot disease of mulberry by endophytic bacteria Burkholderia cepacia and Bacillus subtilis strains.
4. Development of modified spacing with special reference to plant geometry for sustainable leaf production in mulberry.

• Offers training on package of practices for mulberry.
• Guidance to students for pursuing studies leading to M.Sc (Tech) in Sericulture and Ph. D degree.
• Consultancy service on mulberry cultivation practices and management.

• Well developed Agronomy and Microbiology lab.
• Mulberry experimental gardens
• Glass house
• Compost Yard & Vermi-park.

Publications

Scientific papers: 78 including Books, Papers presented in Seminars.

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