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Hormone and enzyme applications
Hormone and enzyme application tricontinol, serimore, sampoorna JH
analogues, moulting hormones.
Unit 2:
Preparation of artificial diets for productivity of silk
Preparation of artificial clients for silk productivity. Diets with mulberry
composition, diet without mulberry and classification of diets. Nutrient
supplementation.
VII. Practicals
• Study of consumption indices of carbohydrates utilization;
• Study of consumption indices of proteins and lipids utilization;
• Study of amylase activity in digestive juice of different breads of silkworm;
• Study of esterese activity in egg, haemolymph and silkglands of different breads
of silkworm;
• Study of acid phosphatase activity in haemolymph and alkaline phosphatase
digestive juice of different breads of silkworm;
• Determination of free amino acids in the haemolymph of silkworm;
• Determination of trehlose content in the haemolymph of silkworm;
• Application of hormones on growth and development of silkworms;
• Testing of plant products for growth and productivity in silkworm;

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Sericulture
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• Application of JH analogues and study its influence on growth and development of
mulberry silkworm;
• Application of MH analogues and study of its influence on growth and development
of mulberry silkworm;
• Determination of NAD-dependent sorbitol dehydrogenase activity during egg
diapause;
• Nutrition supplementation through leaf fortification and its studies on growth
and development;
• Preparation of artificial diets with mulberry component;
• Preparation of artificial diets (synthetic) without mulberry components;
• Visit to CSTRI/ NSSO;
• Visit to SERICARE/ Crop Physiology lab;
• Visit to SRBL Kodathi, Karnataka.