Other Projects
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Collection of meteorological data.
Personnel : Basavarajaiah, Krishnakumar G
Project Period :1976-1977
Results/Recommendations :A maximum average temperature of 23°C and minimum temperature of 13.2°C were recorded. A total rainfall of 1,244.9 mm was recorded in 108 rainy days.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Collection of meteorological data.
Personnel : Venugopala Pillai S, Ranganath BK
Project Period :1980-1981
Results/Recommendations :An average maximum and minimum temperature of 23.7°C and 13.4°C were recorded and average annual atmospheric humidity was 65.4%. The total rainfall was 980.55 mm.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1980-81
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title : Collection of meteorological data (PPC Dharmapura).
Project Period :1981-1982
Results/Recommendations :During the year under report, an average maximum temperature of 26°C and a minimum temperature of 22°C were recorded. The average atmospheric humidity for the year is 68%. A total rainfall of 542.297 mm was recorded.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1981-82
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Collection of meteorological data.
Project Period :1982-1983
Results/Recommendations :An average maximum temperature of 24.73°C and minimum of 14.34°C were recorded. Mean atmospheric relative humidity was 62.73%. Only 932.10 cm rainfall was recorded in 103 rainy days.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Designing and layout of experiment for all the division and analysis and interpretation of data.
Project Period :1982-1985
Results/Recommendations :Fifteen experiments were designed 1000 data sheets were analyzed. Designing of ICTRETS trainees experiments were also undertaken.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-85
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Planning of experiments on various aspects of sericulture.
Project Period :1982-1985
Results/Recommendations :
· Mulberry area was 20% out of which 6.5% and 13.5% were K2 and Local areas respectively.
· 87.3% farmers were rearing cross-breed and 12.7% had bivoltine rearings.
· The average yield was 21.01 kg/100 dfls with net profit of Rs.7,740/- per year.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-85
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Designing and layout of experiments for all the divisions and analysis and interpretation of data.
Project Period :1985-1988
Objectives :In order to carryout the various investigations in the different scientific sections, extension centres and to achieve fruitful results it is imperative that all the experiments and research are planned on sound, statistical lines and also the results properly analyzed and interpreted.
Results/Recommendations :All the research experiments were statistically designed. Statistical analysis was carried out for the data generated from various research experiments of different disciplines of CSRTI, its RSRS units and RECs. Also designing and analysis was undertaken for the trainees under specialization programme.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1985-88
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Computer compilation of different packages for future development of sericultural research.
Personnel : Kshama Giridhar, Lakshmanan S
Project Period :1985-1989
Objectives :To develop various packages relating to statistical subroutines, personnel information system and training programme.
Results/Recommendations :Computer programmes were developed for different statistical analysis and personnel information system, pay roll, library, stores inventory maintenance etc. The maintenance of germplasm bank of mulberry varieties and silkworm races for which the data is being collected from different places, are stored in computer. Data collected through survey is also stored in the computer for future programme. Data on Extension activities viz., CRCs and race performance etc., and MLT are also stored for further monitoring.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1985-89
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the impact of various extension management programmes viz., farmers training and adoption methods followed and their impact on the overall results of silkworm in rainfed and irrigated under adopted and non-adopted conditions.
Project Period :1987-1988
Results/Recommendations :This experiment is taken by an STS trainee under ICTRETS programme.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1987-88
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Communication from lab to land.
Project Period :1989-1990
Objectives :To bring the research workers and farmers closer in order to effect the transfer of latest technology expeditiously and effectively. This helps to bring out timely and appropriate solutions.
Results/Recommendations :Technical support in the form of arranging supply of mulberry seed materials. Popular communication programmes such as group discussions, field days, seminar etc., conducted by Extension division also prepared guide line for the management of Technical Service Centres.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1989-90
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Projects with incomplete/partial information
Mulberry Breeding and Genetics
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Improvement of Local mulberry selection from Kanva-2.
Project Period :1966-
Results/Recommendations :continued
Source of Information :Annual Report-1966-67
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Co-ordinated rearings to assess the quality of leaf from the selected strains.
Project Period :1967-
Objectives :To assess their relative superiority based on the leaf yield, their chemical constituents and the stability of leaf for silkworm rearing.
Source of Information :Annual Report-1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Improvement of mulberry by selection and hybridization: To obtain double hybrids to improve the quality of leaf resistance etc.
Personnel : Sastry CR, Verma RS, Krishna Rao JV
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of Information :Annual Report-1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Hybridization and Selection.
Project Period :1967-
Source of Information :Annual Report-1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Maintenance and multiplication of new mulberry strains evolved by CSR&TI, Mysore.
Personnel : Benchamin KV, Raje Urs S
Project Period:1975-76
Objectives :To assess the yield potentials of newly evolved mulberry varieties in Kolar area and also to multiply and supply the cuttings to the rearers in that area.
Source of Information :Annual Report-1975-76
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Assessment of mulberry leaf quality through rearing tests-Preliminary studies on quality of mulberry varieties by moulting test.
Project Period :1982-
Results/Recommendations :progress -1987-88
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Multilocation trial-Multilocational trials of new cultivars of mulberry under irrigated conditions.
Project Period :1982-
Objectives :Assessing the yield potentiality of new mulberry cultivars under different agro climatic regions in South India under irrigated conditions.
Results/Recommendations :progress- 1986-87
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-83
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Agronomy
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Investigation on the effect of Gibberllic acid on Morus: Seed and Shoot bud treatment.
Project Period :1963-
Source of Information :Annual Report:1963-64
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Cytotaxonomical studies of the different varieties of mulberry.
Project Period :1967-
Source of Information :Annual Report:1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Evolution of suitable cultural practices for rainfed tracts-Studies on the systems of planting-II.
Personnel : Krishnaswami S, Choudhury PC, Chandrashekar DS
Project Period:1978-79
Objectives :To evolve suitable systems of planting in black cotton soil of rainfed area.
Results/Recommendations :No result upto 1986-87
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1978-79
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Effect of number of buds and methods of planting and sprouting and growth.
Project Period :1963-
Source of Information :Annual Report:1963-64
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Preliminary studies on manuring of mulberry effect of NPK manuring on the leaf moisture content and mean leaf weight: Leaf Moisture percent.
Project Period :1963
Source of Information :Annual Report:1963-64
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Preliminary studies on manuring of mulberry effect of NPK manuring on the leaf moisture content and mean leaf weigh: Mean fresh weight (gms) of 25 leaves.
Project Period :1963
Source of Information :Annual Report:1963-64
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Preliminary studies on the role of Calcium ammonium nitrate on the yield and quality of mulberry leaves.
Project Period :1963-
Objectives :To study the influence of Calcium ammonium nitrate on the yield of mulberry leaves and chemical composition.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1963-64
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Row system (Kolar) Vs system of planting.
Project Period :1967-
Source of Information :Annual Report:1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title : Forms of Nitrogen.
Project Period :1964-
Objectives :
Results/Recommendations :continued- 1967
Source of Information :Annual Report:1964-65
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Intercropping in Mulberry.
Project Period :1967-
Objectives :To study the possibility of growing short duration intercrops in bush mulberry.
Results/Recommendations :continued-1969
Source of Information :Annual Report:1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the propagation of Japanese varieties of mulberry with the use of root hormones.
Project Period :1967-
Objectives :To study the effect of hormone in promoting root initiation.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Experiments to study the effect of micronutrients on the quality and quantity of mulberry leaves.
Project Period :1967-
Results/Recommendations :continued.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the adoptability of certain varieties of mulberry to indigenous cultural practices.
Personnel : Sastry CR, Verma RS, Krishna Rao JV
Project Period :1968-1974
Objectives :To study the adoptability of certain mulberry varieties selected from germplasm for direct introduction into the field.
Results/Recommendations :Progress-1972
Source of Information :Annual Report:1968-69
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Coordinated trial on maximization of mulberry leaf yield.
Project Period :1969-
Objectives :Maximizing the leaf yield of mulberry by finding out the best combination of variety, spacing and nitrogen levels under irrigated conditions.
Results/Recommendations :continued-1970-71
Source of Information :Annual Report:1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Feeding trials for assessing the quality of leaves as influenced by variety, spacing and manuring.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :To study the effect of feeding mulberry leaves obtained from heavily manured plots in addition to the influence of mulberry variety and spacing on silkworms.
Results/Recommendations :continued
Source of Information :Annual Report:1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Effect of nutrients and micronutrients on the health of silkworms with special reference to yellow stained cocoons.
Objectives : To find out the relative values of different varieties of mulberry leaves on two different seasons.
Source of Information : Annual report:1963-64
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Soil Science
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the soils under mulberry cultivation in the Mysore State.
Project Period :1963-
Objectives :To find out the morphological features and also to determine physico-chemical properties of the soil on which the mulberry were cultivated and to correlate their findings with the yield and quality of cocoons produced in these areas.
Results/Recommendations :progress(1969)
Source of Information :Annual Report-1963-64
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Soil Analysis.
Personnel :Basavanna HM, Srinivasan EB, Kodandaram MS
Project Period :1971-
Source of Information :Annual Report-1971-72
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Mulberry Physiology
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Analysis of Phenolic constituents in the mulberry leaves and their correlation with the quality of cocoons harvested.
Personnel : Basavanna HM
Project Period :1971
Objectives :To find out the phenolic constituents of mulberry leaf of different varieties.
Results/Recommendations :No result
Source of Information :Annual Report:1971
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Effect of Yeast+Mulberry leaves on Bombyx mori larvae.
Project Period :1963-
Objectives :
· To find out if yeast could improve significantly the health of the silkworms.
· To see the effect of individual vitamins like folic acid, Para-amino benzoic acid, Thiamine and Riboflavin on the Mysore race of silkworms with special reference to their resistance to diseases.
Results/Recommendations :under progress (1967)
Source of Information :Annual Report:1963-64
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Moisture works
Project Period :1963
Source of Information :Annual Report:1963-64
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the nutritive value of important varieties of mulberry leaves.
Project Period :1964
Objectives :To study the probable variation in the chemical composition of different varieties of mulberry leaves in different seasons.
Source of Information :Annual Report- 1964-65
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Nutritional experiments with vitamin rich diets.
Project Period :1967-
Source of Information :Annual Report:1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the influence of systems of cultivation and maturity (age) on the quality of mulberry leaves.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :Studying the age influence (maturity) and the systems of cultivation (density of plants) on the chemical composition of mulberry leaves.
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of Information :Annual Report-1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Improvement of leaf quality through fortification of mulberry leaves with Peptone and Lysine solution.
Project Period :1970-
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of Information :Annual Report-1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies of better utilization of over mature (coarse) leaves by water treatments.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :In order to make the coarse leaf suitable for feeding.
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of Information :Annual Report-1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Free amino acids of different qualities of mulberry leaves.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :To study the free amino acids of 3 qualities of mulberry leaves namely tender, medium and coarse leaves both qualitatively and quantitatively by chromatography.
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of Information :Annual Report-1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Effect of feeding water soaked leaves as compared to normal reserved leaves on the cocoon crop.
Project Period :1969-1970
Objectives :To assess the exact nature and extent of loss sustained by the silkworms reared under the aforesaid conditions of feeding.
Source of information: Annual Report:1969-1970
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Mulberry Pathology
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Different maturity of local leaves as predisposing factor.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :The correlation between the different maturity of leaves and the incidence of diseases.
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of Information :Annual Report-1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on Tukra disease of mulberry-Control of Tukra disease by insecticides.
Personnel :Jolly MS, Sastry CR, Sikdar AK
Project Period :1981-82
Objectives :To see the efficacy of different insecticides on the control of tukra disease.
Results/Recommendations :No result
Source of Information :Annual Report:1981-82
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the weeds of mulberry garden-Control of weeds through cultural operations.
Personnel :Jolly MS, Sastry CR, Sikdar AK
Project Period :1981-82
Objectives :To control the weeds through cultural operations viz., hand weeding, digging, ploughing along with the chemical spray.
Results/Recommendations :Expt will be continued for 3 more years
Source of Information :Annual Report:1981-82
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Leaf Epidermal study of non-mulberry plants.
Project Period :1988-1989
Results/Recommendations :Studies on naturally occurring surface contamination of mulberry and non-mulberry leaves were made. The dorsal surface was examined for the presence of surface contamination and direct associateship of pathogens, if any.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1988-89
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Infection process of Collectrotrichum gloeosporioides on mulberry leaf causing black spot disease.
Personnel :Vineet Kumar, Gupta VP, Babu AM
Project Period :2001-2002
Objectives :Black leaf spot disease caused by a Deuteromyceteous fungus, Collectotrichum gloeosporioides penzig and sacc. has of late become a serious threat to the production of quality mulberry leaves.
Results/Recommendations :No Result.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2001-02
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Silkworm Breeding and Genetics
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Silkworm rearing-Performance of Sex-limited breeds.
Project Period:1979-80
Objectives :To study the behavioural pattern and economic characters of two sex limited stocks.
Results/Recommendations :continued 80-81
Source of Information :Annual Report:1979 -80
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Silkworm seed production and supply-Silkworm seed production of germplasm bank of bivoltine races.
Personnel : Jammy TR, Rajamanickam, Raghunath G
Project Period:1976-
Results/Recommendations :No result
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Breeding Experiments: 5. Breeding Plan-V
Project Period :1963-
Objectives :To cross these lines with certain exotic races for evolving high yielding strains.
Results :Discontinued
Source of Information : Annual report:1964-65
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Experimentation on Inter regional crossing.
Project Period :1963
Source of Information : Annual report:1963-64
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Fixation of Superior multivoltine breeding: Breeding Plan 'B'.
Project Period :1969-
Results/Recommendations :progress 1970-71
Source of Information : Annual report:1969-70
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Fixation of Superior breeding in multivoltine:Breeding Plan 'C'.
Project Period :1969-
Results/Recommendations :progress 1969-70
Source of Information : Annual report:1969-70
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Finding and Heterosis in certain combinations.
Project Period :1969-
Objectives :To determine the heterosis percentage and combining ability.
Source of Information : Annual report:1969-70
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Experimental Crosses.
Project Period :1969-
Objectives :To study the combining ability and heterosis in certain selected combinations not comprising Pure Mysore as a female parent.
Source of Information : Annual report:1969-70
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Initial trial of combining ability of A4e, a newly evolved multivoltine race.
Project Period :1970-
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of Information :Annual Report-1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Hybrid combinations
Project Period :1970-
Results/Recommendations :Bivoltine races crossed among themselves can give better yield in Mysore than the crosses where Pure Mysore is used as female parent.
Source of Information : Annual Report:1969-70
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the mutation-Induction of mutation by chemical mutagens.
Personnel : Narasimhanna MN, Venugopala Pillai S, Geetha Devi RG
Project Period :1973-
Objectives :To induce mutation by applying various chemical mutagens and radiation, and to study their effect on the silkworms and also to isolate favourable characters.
Results/Recommendations :No result
Source of Information :Annual Report - 1973-74
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Induction of mutation by radiation.
Personnel : Narasimhanna MN, Venugopala Pillai S, Geetha Devi RG
Results/Recommendations :No result.
Source of Information :Annual Report - 1973-74
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Co-ordinated rearing experiments with chemistry section-To evaluate the nitrogen estimation in silk glands of silkworms.
Personnel : Narasimhanna MN, Basavanna HM, Prabha G
Project Period :1974
Results/Recommendations :Refer Chemistry section
Source of Information :Annual Report-1974-75
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the Mutation -Isolation of Reddish-Orange eggs-mutants from the natural population.
Project Period :1974
Results/Recommendations :No Result
Source of Information :Annual Report-1974-75
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Correlation studies of genotypes and phenotypes among multivoltine races.
Project Period :1983-
Objectives :To correlate characters for genetical and environmental influences for breeding programme.
Results/Recommendations :progress-1988-89
Source of Information :Annual Report:1983-84
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Improvement and isolation of multivoltine strains with better quantitative and qualitative characters-Identification of silkworm breeds for relative susceptibility to diseases.
Project Period :1987-
Results/Recommendations :No result
Source of Information :Annual Report:1987-88
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Comparative performance of 4 hybrid combinations, under controlled condition of temperature as against the normal conditions during summer.
Project Period :1970
Objectives :The study whether the bivoltine combinations could be successfully raised by reducing the rearing temperature during summer months when the room temperature goes beyond 30°C.
Results/Recommendations :continued
Source of Information : Annual report:1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Post cocoon parameters.
Project Period :1983-
Objectives :To study the neatness, filament length, renditta, denier etc., and to evaluate the breeding lines.
Results/Recommendations :84-85 continued.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1983-84
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Rearing Technology
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :To study the effect of different relative humidities on larval duration.
Project Period :1964-
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1964
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Experimental Silkworm rearing.
Personnel : Jammy TR, Samuel IJ, Krishnakumar G
Project Period:1976-
Objectives :To find the behaviour of different hybrids combination in one set.
Results/Recommendations :No result
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Silkworm Physiology
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title Studies on better utilization of over mature (coarse) leaves by digestive enzyme treatments.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :To utilize the coarse leaves (over mature) for feeding by treating them with different digestive enzymes in order to test whether the coarse leaves become more palatable and could yield more or less the same economic characters as obtained in usual normal feeding.
Source of Information :Annual Report-1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on amino acid contents of different stages of different races of silkworms and mulberry leaves by chromatography.
Project Period :1964-1967
Objectives :To study the amino acid contents of silkworm larvae by paper chromatography.
Results/Recommendations :continued 1967
Source of Information :Annual Report-1967
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Effect of Casein and Casein + Egg albumin on the health and development of later stage larvae and on silk yield.
Project Period :1968-
Results/Recommendations :progress-1969
Source of Information :Annual Report-1969
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on yellow stained cocoon problem: 3. Microscopic studies of the alkaline solution treated cocoon filaments and the silkworm urine obtained cocoon filaments.
Project Period :1970-1971
Results/Recommendations : continued
Source of information: Annual Report:1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Effect of feeding the silkworms with different varieties of mulberry (Local and Kosen).
Project Period :1970-71
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of information: Annual Report:1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the physiology of excretion in silkworms-relationship between water content and feeding.
Personnel :Subba Rao G, Raghuraman R
Project Period :1974-1976
Objectives :To find out the correlation between water content of the body in silkworm and in feeding behaviour.
Results/Recommendations :
Source of Information :Annual Report-1975-1976
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on melting-Effect of feeding agrimycin on pupal mortality (melting).
Personnel : Singh K, Raghuraman R
Project Period :1976
Objectives :To find out the effect of Agrimycin sprayed leaves on silkworm health with special reference to pupal mortality.
Results/Recommendations :1978-79 continued No result
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Silkworm Seed Technology
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Incidence of diseases in the layings prepared at different areas at different seasons.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :To understand the sequence of the occurrence of diseases in the layings prepared from stocks reared in different zones and in different seasons.
Results/Recommendations :progress.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Silkworm seed production in experimental races.
Personnel : Jammy TR, Rajamanickam, Raghunath G
Project Period:1976-
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Silkworm seed supply.
Personnel : Jammy TR, Rajamanickam, Raghunath G
Project Period:1976-
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Comparative study on acid treatment of bivoltine silkworm eggs-Study on relative influence on hatchability of eggs by acid treatment at different intervals after oviposition.
Personnel :Jolly MS, Datta RK, Venkataramu CV
Project Period :1981
Results/Recommendations :continued.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1981-82
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the driage percent of fresh cocoons from harvesting day until moth emergence.
Project Period :1963-1967
Objectives :To find out the driage percentage in fresh cocoons of 'Mysore Princess'.
Results/Recommendations :under progress (1967)
Source of Information :Annual Report:1966-67
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Fertility performance of female moths as affected by their male mates.
Project Period :1967-
Objectives :To determine the effect of repeated matings of males to more than one females.
Source of Information :Annual Report- 1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Fertility Experiments.
Project Period :1967-
Objectives :To determine the quantity of semen required for filling up the ventral receptacle of the female.
Source of Information :Annual Report- 1967-68
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title : Effect of mature leaf feeding on the fecundity of moths.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :To study the effect of mature leaf feeding on the fecundity of silkworm moths (pure races, Pure Mysore, A4e and Nistari).
Source of Information :Annual Report- 1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Determination of loss in weight of cocoons over the days from harvest till emergence.
Project Period :1970-
Results/Recommendations :continued.
Source of Information :Annual Report- 1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Performance of the layings prepared out of consigned seed cocoons.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :To study the effect of refrigeration of cocoons on the next generation larvae.
Results/Recommendations :continued
Source of Information :Annual Report- 1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Effect of refrigeration of eggs on rearing.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :continued.
Source of Information :Annual Report- 1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the reported losses of commercial crops in the Kolar area: Refrigeration of cocoons, moths and layings.
Project Period :1970-
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of Information : Annual report:1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Standardization of silkworm eggs for commercial supply-Effect of feeding silkworms with succulent mulberry leaf in relation to their urination behaviour.
Personnel : Singh K, Raghuraman R
Project Period :1975-
Objectives :To study the probable correlation between the succulent leaves with more moisture content on urination.
Results/Recommendations :Further studies are under progress
Source of Information :Annual Report-1975-76
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Standardization of silkworm eggs for commercial supply-Studies on the urination of silkworms under various humid conditions.
Personnel : Singh K, Raghuraman R
Project Period :1975-
Objectives :To study the influence of humidity on the silkworm.
Results/Recommendations :The expt. is being repeated for further investigation.
Source of Information :Annual Report-1975-76.
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Silkworm Pathology
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Incidence of diseases in different seasons.
Project Period :1969-1971
Objectives :To understand the sequence of the occurrence of diseases in the layings prepared from stocks reared in different zones and in different seasons.
Results/Recommendations :progress-1970-71
Source of Information :Annual Report-1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on diuresis and yellow staining of cocoons: Test made to find out bacterial infection of the urinary system.
Project Period :1969-1970
Objectives : For detecting heavy bacterial infection of the urinary system, the BDH Bacteriuria reagent was used.
Source of information: Annual Report:1969-1970
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Use of chemical (Papzol) for control of disease.
Project Period :1969-
Results/Recommendations :Not available
Source of Information : Annual Report:1969-70
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title : Factors predisposing the larvae to disease.
Project Period:1970-
Results/Recommendations :progress
Source of Information :Annual Report-1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Incidence of Pebrine, Grasserie and Flacherie diseases in the natural population of Black headed red hairy caterpillar-A mulberry pest and its relation with silkworm disease.
Project Period :1970-
Objectives :To find whether the disease noticed in Diacrisia obliqua have got any relation with the disease met within silkworm.
Results/Recommendations :Not available
Source of Information : Annual Report:1970-71
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on tissue specificity of three micropsoridia isolated from silkworm.
Personnel : Ananthalakshmi KVV, Baig M, Datta RK
Project Period :1996-
Objectives :Three microsporidians NIK2r, NIK3h (Nosema spp.) and NIK4m (Vairimorpha sp.) isolated from silkworm were different morphologically and serologically.
Results/Recommendations :Incomplete.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1996-97
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the rearing of the bivoltines on the leaf from various spacing of mulberry plants and their effect on the melting of cocoons.
Personnel : Narasimhanna MN, Prabha G, Raje Urs S
Project Period :1973
Objectives :To study the rearing performance of the bovoltine under different spacing of mulberry and their effect over the melting percentage of the cocoons, so as to follow, whether the various spacing of mulberry has any direct effect over the cocoons of the bivoltines.
Results/Recommendations :continued- 1973-74
Source of Information :Annual Report - 1973-74
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Entomology
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Black headed red hairy caterpillars identified as Diacrisia sp.
Project Period :1969-
Objectives :To find the host parasite relation
Source of Information :Annual Report:1969-70
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Prodenia litura.
Project Period :1969-
Source of Information :Annual Report:1969-70
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Natural enemies of Thrips.
Project Period :1969-
Source of Information :Annual Report:1969-70
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Estimation of losses in mulberry yield at various levels of thrips infestation.
Personnel :Krishnaswami S, Kariappa BK
Project Period :1977-78
Objectives :To find out the population density per leaf which causes economic damage in different reasons to the yield of mulberry and also the avoidable losses by insecticidal control measures.
Results/Recommendations :No result
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1977-78
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Screening of newly evolved mulberry varieties for their susceptibility to thrips infestation.
Project Period :1978-79
Results/Recommendations :No result
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1978-79
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Silk Technology
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Demonstration of the silk reeling by the improved charka
Personnel :Parthasarathy BS, Lakshmipathaiah BN, Viswanath Kannantha, Kalappa H.
Project Period:1976-
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the use of the gloves in the reeling industry.
Personnel : Lakshmipathaiah BN, Sen Gupta D
Project Period:1976-
Objectives :To study the suitability of the hand gloves in protecting the hands of the labourers employed in the reeling industry from skin diseases and feeling pain in handling cocoons with hot water.
Results/Recommendations :No result.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Fabrication of improved country charkha and assessment of its working performance in comparison to traditional country charkha.
Project Period:1982
Objectives :To assess the performance of improved charkha in comparison to traditional charkha.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-83
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Non-Mulberry
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Preliminary studies on the effect of pruning on the leaf production in cassava.
Project Period :1979-
Results/Recommendations :
Source of Information :Annual Report:1979 -80
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title : Ericulture (Coimbatore).
Personnel : Baktavatsalu K
Project Period:1976-77
Objectives :To find out the scope for ericulture by utilizing castor and tapioca leaves.
Results/Recommendations :No result
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Insect pests of tasar food plants.
Project Period:1969-
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