Silkworm Improvement & Production (Multivoltine)

MANDATE:

To undertake research project/ programme for silkworm improvement through conventional breeding and modern approaches in collaboration with national & international Institutes.
To develop productive polyvoltine breeds having tolerance to high temperature and BmNPV.
To undertake pre and post authorization of promising hybrids.
To maintain and supply breeders multivoltine stocks.
To carryout research on reproductive potential of races/ hybrids newly developed.
To produce and supply silkworm seed of newly evolved races/ hybrids for field trails.
To undertake multiplication of productive and new silkworm races (multi x bivoltine), generation of seed cocoons and F1 dfls.
To carryout research for optimizing yield through improved rearing technology packages for races/ hybrids.
To carryout research for development of tools/ equipment/ machines/ rearing houses for silkworm rearing.
To undertake the large scale evaluation programmes of new or introduced silkworm hybrids for commercial exploitation.
To up keep of the scientific equipments in the their respective labs.

SCIENTISTS:

Name	Designation

Dr. Chandra Shekar, K.B. [3]	Scientist - D & Head