• Nutritional link between soil and leaf for optimum conversion of leaf to cocoon in sericulture.
• To understand and evolve the correlation between soil characteristics and nutrition of mulberry plant and silkworm.
• Management of deficiencies in mulberry garden for quality leaf production.
• Reclamation of problematic soils.
• Quality assessment of disinfectants in sericulture.

• Soil health management.
• Nutrient management in mulberry soils for quality mulberry yield.
• Physical, chemical and biological studies of soils for soil health.

Soil fertility management and disinfectants quality assessment.

1. PPS 3160 Sustenance of soil fertility and yield of Mulberry under long term fertilization.
2. Soil fertility management of mulberry gardens and quality control of disinfectants. (Continuous programme)

• Imparting training on various aspects of soil fertility and its management.
• Guiding M.Sc. students for their dissertation work.
• Analyzing the soil, water farm yard manure, compost, vermicompost, leaf for their nutrient status, analysis of water and disinfectants viz., RKO, vijetha, lime, bleaching powder, Chlorin-di-oxide for its quality.

• Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer
• Kel Plus nitrogen estimation system (Kjeltec system).
• UV spectrophotometer, Flame photometer, Conductivity bridge.
• pH meter, Fischer electronic Balance, Hot Water Bath, Hot Air Oven.
• Muffle furnace, Single distillation unit, Glass distillation unit.

Scientific papers: 137 including Books, Popular articles, Papers presented in Seminars.

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