Sericulture: Cultivation, Processing and Marketing

by Ramakrishna Naika, P Venkataravana, Sunil Kumar T

ISBN: 9789371701792
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2026
Price : Rs. 12990.00
Biblio : x+299p., figs., tbls., ind., 25cm.,

Author Profile

Dr. Ramakrishna Naika completed his Graduation, Post Graduation and PhD in Sericulture from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. He received Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Gold Medal for securing highest CGPA at Masters Degree level. He Received ICAR Best Teacher Award for his contribution and excellence in teaching. Dr. Ramakrishna Naika has handled four externally funded projects sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, University Grants Commission and Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, Government of India. He has participated in the national and international conferences and seminars, presented papers and chaired the technical sessions. Further, he served as member of board of examiners and member of expert committee for selection of teachers under promotion in University of Mysore and SKUAST, Jammu. He has guided 10 M.Sc. (Seri.) and 01 Ph.D. student as Chairman and served as member of Advisory Committees for 12 Post Graduate students. Published more than 100 scientific papers in National and International Journals apart from publishing 60 popular articles in reputed magazines. He has also authored/edited twelve books. Presently he is serving as Professor and Head, Department of Crop protection and Sericulture at College of Sericulture, Chintamani. Dr. P. Venkataravana, obtained his M.Sc. (Agri.) in Genetics and Plant Breeding and Ph.D. from UAS, Bangalore and guided 15 M.Sc. and 02 Ph.D. students. He published 150 research papers in reputed National and International Journals and published 2 books, 05 books chapter and released 02 high yielding varieties of groundnut, 01 high yielding variety of tamarind and Jamun. For his excellence in applied research he received Nagamma Dattathreya Rao Desai award from University of Agriculture Sciences, Bangalore. Presently he is working as Dean (Seri.), College of Sericulture, Chintamani, University of Agricultural Science, GKVK, Bangalore. Dr. Sunil Kumar T., obtained his M.Sc. (Agri.) in Sericulture and Doctor of Philosophy in Sericulture from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. Awarded two gold medal for Ph.D degree programme and qualified ICAR NET. He published 18 research papers in reputed National and International Journals, he published two books in Kannada literature and received state level prize from Karnataka Science Academy and Karnataka Saahitya Academy for his excellence in Kannada literature. He has participated as resource person to deliver talk on Sericulture in DD-Chandana TV programme and All India Radio programme. Presently he is working as an Assistant Professor (Contractual) in Department of Sericulture, College of Sericulture, Chintamani, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru.

About The Book

The present book entitled Sericulture: Processing, Cultivation and Marketing includes different aspects of Sericulture spread over in nineteen chapters, which covers introduction, moriculture, mulberry cultivation, pests and diseases of mulberry, propagation methods in mulberry, advanced micropropagation methods, irrigation, manuring and pruning, harvesting and storage of mulberry, botany of bombyx mori, morphology of bombyx mori, anatomy of bombyx mori, seed technology, by-products of sericulture, silk reeling, silkworm extension, Govt. schemes and subsidy, sericulture tools, appliances and machines, value addition to sericulture, silkworm marketing and economics and climatic factors for higher silk production. The text is substantiated with many figures and illustrations that will help better understanding of the text. The book, which is primarily intended for the undergraduate students of agriculture, will be of use to the postgraduate students of entomology and sericulture, fellow teachers, farmers, naturalists, policy makers and to the officials working in the department of agriculture, especially those involved in sericulture and also to the elite public who are interested in sericulture.

Table of Contents

Preface v 1. Introduction: An Overview 1 1.0. Introduction 1 1.1 Sericulture 2 1.2 History, Distribution and Production 3 1.3 Silk 5 2. Moriculture 15 2.1 Introduction to Moriculture 15 2.2 Geographical Distribution of Mulberry Plant 16 2.3 Classification of Nursery 17 2.4 Ideal Climatic Conditions for Moriculture 18 2.5 Leaves Harvesting from the Mulberry Plant 19 2.6 Fertilizer application in Moriculture 21 2.7 Preservation of Leaves 21 2.8 Uses of Mulberry 21 3. Mulberry Cultivation 25 3.1. Introduction 25 3.2 Mulberry cultivation practices 27 3.3 Health Benefits of Mulberry 33 viii 4. Pests and Diseases of Mulberry 35 4.1 Fungal Diseases 35 4.2 Bacterial Diseases 56 4.3 Viral Diseases 60 4.4 Pests of Mulberry 61 5. Propagation Methods in Mulberry 83 5.1 Introduction 83 5.2 Propagation of Mulberry 83 6. Advanced Micropropagation Methods 91 6.1. Introduction 91 6.2 Tissue Culture in Mulberry 92 6.3 Synthetic Seeds 97 6.4 Cryopreservation of Germplasm 98 6.5 Major Problems Associated in Mulberry Tissue Culture 99 6.6 Genetic Engineering in Mulberry 100 7. Methods of Irrigation, Manuring and Pruning 107 7.1 Irrigation: An Introduction 107 7.2 Types of Irrigation (Classification) 108 7.3 Soil-Moisture Conservation 115 7.4 Soil Fertility, Organic Manure and Fertilizer Use 116 7.5 Mulberry Nutrient Management through Foliar Spray 121 7.6 Pruning 124 7.7 Training 129 7.8 Weed Management 129 7.9 Mulching 132 8. Harvesting and Storage of Mulberry Leaves 133 8.1 Mulberry Leaves 133 8.2 Harvesting Mulberry Leaves 134 8.3 Preservation of Harvested Leaves 140 9. Biology of Bombyx mori 143 9.1 Introduction 143 9.2 Taxonomy of Bombyx mori 143 ix 9.3 Life Cycle of Bombyx mori L. 144 10. Morphology of Mulberry Silkworm Bomyx mori L. 151 10.1 Introduction 151 10.2 Morphology 151 11. Silkworm Rearing Technology 157 11.1 Silkworm Rearing House 157 11.2 Chawki Silkworm Rearing 158 11.3 Late-Age Silkworm Rearing 159 11.4 Plan for Rearing House 159 11.5 Study of Rearing Equipments/Appliances 161 11.6 Recurring 163 11.7 Disinfection and Hygiene 164 11.8 Hygiene Measures 168 11.9 Quality of Disinfectants 168 11.10 Step-wise Approach for Proper Disinfection 168 11.11 Egg Incubation Methods and Black Boxing 170 11.12 Bed Cleaning, Moulting Worms and Management 172 11.13 Study of Chawki and Late-Age Silkworms Rearing 174 11.14 Different Methods of Chawki and Late-Age Silkworm Rearing 174 11.15 Climatic Condition Required for Silkworm Rearing 179 11.16 Silkworm Nutrition 183 11.17 Artificial Diets for Mulberry Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. 189 11.18 Cocoon Harvesting 193 11.19 Natural Enemies of Silkworms 194 12. Seed Technology 197 12.1 Seed Technology: An Introduction 197 12.2 Grainages 198 12.3 Disinfection and Hygiene in Seed Production Units 200 12.4 Price Fixation for Seed Cocoons 201 12.5 Norms of Seed Cocoons Required to Produce Quality Bivoltine Hybrid Seed 202 12.6 Quality Assessment, Purchase and Transportation of Seed Cocoons 202 12.7 Egg Production Methods 207 x 12.8 Oviposition 208 12.9 Incubation 213 13. Diseases of Silkworm/Silk Moth 215 13.1 Protozoa 215 13.2 Bacterial Diseases of Silkworm 223 13.3 Viral Diseases 229 13.4 Fungal Diseases 239 14. Silk Reeling 241 14.1 Introduction 241 14.2 Composition of Silk Cocoon 242 14.3 Composition of Silk 242 14.4 Physical Properties of Silk 243 14.5 Mechanical Properties 247 14.6 Dielectric and Frictional Properties 248 14.7 Thermal Properties 249 14.8 Chemical Properties 249 14.9 Factors Affecting the Quality of Silk Reeling 251 14.10 Methods of Stifling 252 14.11 Storage of Cocoons 253 14.12 Reeling 254 14.13 Raw Silk Testing 257 14.14 Importance of Reeling Industry 261 14.15 Uses of Silk 262 14.16 Raw Silk Production 263 14.17 Scope and Limitations 263 At A Glance 265 References 267 Index 295