Host Plant Cultivation

Host Plant Cultivation

1 Establishment of Mulberry Garden

  1. Soil and Climate
  2. Preparation of Land
  3. Mulberry Varieties
  4. Types of Plantation and Planting Systems
  5. Methods of Propagation and Preparation of Nursery

2 Mulberry Cultivation Practices

  1. Mulberry Varieties and System of Plantation
  2. Soil Fertility, Organic Manure, and Fertilizer Use
  3. Method of Irrigation and Soil Moisture Conservation
  4. Types of Pruning
  5. Method of Leaf Harvest
  6. Weed Management
  7. Leaf Transportation and Preservation
  8. Assessment of Leaf Yield and Quality

3 Raising and Maintenance of Chawki Mulberry Garden

  1. Concept of Chawki Mulberry Garden
  2. Mulberry Varieties
  3. Establishment of Plantation
  4. Maintenance of Chawki Mulberry Garden
  5. Yield and Qualities of Chawki Leaf

4 Mechanization of Mulberry Farming

  1. Mechanization and its Importance
  2. Why Mechanization in Sericulture?
  3. Scope for Mechanization in Mulberry Cultivation
  4. Mulberry Plantation Methods for Mechanized Cultivation
  5. Tools, Equipment, and Machines for Mulberry Cultivation

5 Mulberry Cultivation Practices for North India

  1. Mulberry Varieties
  2. Manure and Fertilizer Application
  3. Pruning
  4. Leaf Harvesting
  5. Leaf Transportation and Preservation

6 Mulberry Cultivation Practices for East/North-Eastern India

  1. Mulberry Varieties and Spacing
  2. Pruning
  3. Manure and Fertilizer Application
  4. Irrigation/Soil Moisture Conservation and Weeding
  5. Leaf Harvest, Transportation and Preservation
  6. Leaf Yield and Quality Assessment

7 Cultivation of Tasar Food Plants

  1. Selection and Preparation of Land
  2. Preparation of Nursery
  3. Raising of Nursery
  4. Transplantation of Seedlings
  5. Soil Moisture and Weed Management
  6. Management of Soil Fertility
  7. Management of Plant Size

8 Cultivation of Muga Food Plants

  1. Propagation Through Seeds and Seedlings
  2. Propagation Through Vegetative Parts
  3. Cultivation of Muga Food Plants
  4. Management of Muga Food Plants
  5. Inter-cropping during Gestation Period of Muga Food Plants
  6. Pruning
  7. Pollarding

9 Cultivation of Eri Food Plants

  1. Cultivation of Castor
  2. Cultivation of Kesseru
  3. Cultivation of Tapioca
  4. Diseases and Pest Management