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Central Silk Board (CSB)–Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI) successful Mysuru celebrated Resham Kisan Divas connected December 23 by felicitating progressive sericulture farmers from antithetic parts of the State and appealing to farmers to follow caller technologies to marque India the world’s largest shaper of earthy silk.
Prathibha H.R., associated manager of the Sericulture Department, Mysuru, who inaugurated the programme, stressed the request for bivoltine silkworm rearing, wider mulberry spacing for improved weed absorption and mechanisation, and effectual utilisation of subsidies to heighten cocoon prime and productivity, said a property connection here.
Dayananda, in-charge manager of CSRTI, highlighted the value of decently designing a silkworm rearing house, ensuring capable ventilation, and adopting climate-resilient silkworm hybrids specified arsenic TT21xTT56 and MV1XS8 to conscionable planetary silk prime standards. Presently, India occupies the 2nd presumption aft China successful earthy silk accumulation successful the world.
CSB subordinate B.S. Nanjundaswamy said the committee was progressive successful continuous probe and improvement efforts towards the payment of farmers. He, however, underscored the request to code occupational wellness hazards successful sericulture practices.
Technical sessions during the lawsuit featured adept presentations by CSB-CSRTI scientists connected the improved mulberry assortment AGB-8, integrated pest and nutrient management, judicious usage of pesticides, integrated fertilisers, drip fertigation, and illness management.
Farmers and scientists discussed issues specified arsenic whitefly infestation, basal rot, powdery mildew, nano-fertilisers, mulberry spacing, cocoon prices, and adaptability of recently released varieties.
Meanwhile, the lawman manager of the Sericulture Deparment, Mysuru, informed participants astir the escaped organisation of inputs and recently developed illness absorption technologies by the department.
The programme besides included an accumulation of caller sericulture technologies, the screening of a exertion film, vulnerability visits to laboratories and experimental fields, and the organisation of method handbills.
Progressive farmers feted
Six progressive sericulture farmers from antithetic parts of southbound Karnataka were conferred certificates of appreciation for their adoption of bivoltine sericulture technologies, champion absorption practices, and accumulation of precocious prime cocoons.
The awardees are K. Madayya, Mysuru, Krishne Gowda, Mysuru, L. Paramasivamurthy, Mysuru, Nagesh, Mandya, Basavarajappa, Chikkamagaluru, and Sharath Kumar, Mandya.
The event, attended by much than 70 farmers, officials from the Sericulture Department, and CSRTI staff, was coordinated by scientists Joycy Rani and Manjappa, too elder method adjunct Justin Kumar.
