Silkworm Improvement & Production (Bivoltine)

MANDATE:

To undertake research project/ programme for silkworm improvement through conventional breeding, Genetics, Molecular biology, bioinformatics, physiological and modern approaches in collaboration with national & international Institutes.
To develop robust bivoltine hybrids tolerant to high temperature using markers assisted selection.
To develop productive NPV tolerant bivoltine breeds/ hybrids carrying BmNox marker assisted selection.
To undertake the evaluation programmes of new or introduced silkworm hybrids for commercial exploitation.
To undertake pre and post authorization of promising silkworm breeds/hybrids.
To undertake the research on bye products and value addition of silkworms.
To understand MSRAP trials and to act as the progenitor for evolved promising silkworm races.
To maintain and supply breeders bivoltine stocks and P4 bivoltine stocks& to SSBS.
To carryout research on reproductive potential of races/ hybrids newly developed.
Bio Informatics support for R&D Activities.
To up keep of the scientific equipments in the their respective labs.

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