(As on 18.12.2020)
| Sl No. | Title | Duration |
Objective |
Status |
Expected Outcome |
1 |
BPI(PS) 010: Identification of biochemical markers for thermotolerance in silkworm Bombyx mori L. |
Oct 2016 - Sept 2017 |
1. Identification of biochemical markers associated with ROS defense in bivoltine silkworm under thermal stress. 2.Establishment of correlation between ROS defense associated enzymes and yield parameters. |
Concluded |
Super oxide dismutase (SOD) activity and H2O2 titres showed highly significant correlation (P<0.05) with survival and pupation of the silkworm (BCon4 > BCon1 > BHR3) exposed to high temperature (35°C with 75±5% RH) |
2 |
Studies on the effect of preservation of dried cocoon on reeling efficiency and yarn quality parameters |
Oct 2018 – |
1. To optimize the preservation period and to find out the critical limit of quality deterioration 2.To find out the right packing material for storage
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Concluded |
Bhaduri crop (un-favourable season) cocoon may be kept in LDPE bags to have minimum quality deterioration and utilized immediately in Charkha reeling for producing weft quality yarn. |
3 |
Development of mulberry crop schedule for optimal silk productivity in West Bengal |
Nov 2019 – Oct 2020 (Extended upto June 2021) |
1.To identify season-wise crop schedule in mulberry sericulture for West Bengal |
On-going |
Development of Mulberry Crop Schedule |
4 |
Biology, efficacy and mass production of native predator Cheilomenes sexmaculata, for the eco-friendly management of whiteflies in mulberry. |
To be initiated |
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