Topic outline
- General
- Seed areas- identification, concept of selected seed rearers / villages- Seed Legislation Act
- Maintenance of seed crops
- Seed cocoon markets
- Pupal Examination and certification of seed cocoon lots
- Price fixation for seed cocoons
- Monitoring of seed crop-screening of egg shells, larvae, faecal matter for disease
- Disinfection and hygiene in seed production units
Disinfection and hygiene in seed production units
Main content of the topic has been taken from "Principles and Techniques of Silkworm Seed Production" by Tribhuwan Singh & Beera Saratchandra.
- Seed Production Centers (Grainages)- Types of grainages- organization and functions of Grainages.
- Plan for Model Grainage- Grainage equipments and their use - Seed production plan
- Procurement and transportation of seed cocoons; Sorting of defective cocoons
- Unit V 5.3 Economics of Seed Production; Calculation of unit cost of silkworm seed .......
- Unit V 5.4 Maintenance of seed production records.
- Protective measures in Seed Production
- Topic 14