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Ph.D. (Agri.) in Sericulture
• The course title and syllabi of most of the courses modified keeping the recent
advances in the courses in mind.
• The conventional, non-conventional methods of breeding, evaluation of germplasm
for different stresses and recent breeding techniques applicable to mulberry have
been included.
• The new topics an aeroponics and hydroponics are included.
• In the integrated pest management in sericulture course, the new topics such as
taxonomy of protozoan and fungal species and different dis-infectetants used have
also been covered.
• In the minor courses the silk technology-II is added to deal with new topics such
as species and type concepts and recent preservation techniques.
• In the seri business management course the credit hours increased with more
practical components and visit to seri business units/ centre/ institution/ NGO’s,
tasar and muga reeling technology, silk testing and grading, SERM and ARM,
non-mulberry silk reeling technology, etc.
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Restructured and Revised Syllabi of Post-graduate Programmes
Vol. 1
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Aspects included in line with the national initiatives:
• Detailed study of silkworm and mulberry pests and diseases
• Seed act 2010
• Advanced silk technological aspects
• Fertilizer use efficiency.
• Trenching and mulching technique in mulberry
• Seri by product utilization, value addition
• Poly cross breeding in mulberry
• Histopathology of viruses, protozoans
• Entrepreneurship development in sericulture
• Silk preservation techniques
• Non mulberry silk reeling technology.
Topics covered related to global development:
• Nano technology
• Soil microflora
• Hydroponic and aeroponics
• Genomics, proteomics and transcriptomics
• Seri protein usage
The following nomenclature and Credit Hrs has been followed while providing the
syllabus.
Masters’ Programme
Doctoral Programme
(i) Course work
Major courses
20
12
Minor courses
08
06
Supporting courses
06
05
Common courses
05
–
Seminar
01
02
(ii) Thesis Research
30
75
Total
70
100

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Sericulture