Comprehensive Sericulture
Volume 1: Moriculture
G. Ganga
ISBN 978-1-57808-286-5;2003; 277 pages; US $ 75.00      Buy Now

This volume describes all aspects of mulberry cultivation up to harvesting and storing of leaves for feeding silkworms.

Contents:
The Mulberry Plant
. Importance of Mulberry Cultivation for Sericulture
. History of Mulberry Cultivation
. Geographic Distribution of Mulberry
. Temperate and Tropical Mulberry
. Conditions Influencing Growth of Mulberry for Silkworm Rearing
. Morphology of the Mulberry Plant
. Non-sericultural uses of Mulberry
. Classification of Mulberry
. Commercial Varieties Cultivated in Various Countries

Mulberry Plantation Establishment
. Scale of Plantation
. Selecting Plantation Location
. Types of Plantation
. Land Preparation
. Planting Direction
. Planting Season
. Planting Distance
. Planting Procedure
. Planting Systems in Different Countries

Mulberry Propagation Methods
. Sexual Method of Propagation
. Asexual Propagation o Micro-propagation Methods

Mulberry Plantation Management
. Soil Maintenance
. Regulating Plant Growth

Irrigation and Drainage
. Importance of Irrigation
. Factors Influencing Irrigation Schedule
. Quantity of Irrigation Water
. Quality of Irrigation Water
. Methods of Irrigation
. Frequency of Irrigation
. Irrigation Schedules in Different Countries
. Fertigation
. Drainage Facilities

Manuring
. Importance of Manuring
. Nutrient Requirements of Mulberry
. Estimation of Fertiliser Requirement
. Routes of Fertiliser Entry
. Kinds of Fertilisers
. Methods of Fertiliser Application
. Fertiliser Schedules
. Manuring Schedules in Different Countries

Harvesting and Preservation of Mulberry Leaves
. Estimation of Annual Leaf Yiel
. Chemical Composition of Mulberry
. Evaluation of Quality of Mulberry Leaves
. Number of Harvests
. Time of Harvest
. Selection of Leaves for Harvesting
. Harvesting Methods
. Methods of Harvesting in Different Countries
. Preservation of Leaves

Diseases of Mulberry
. Diseases Affecting Entire Plant
. Diseases Affecting Roots
. Diseases Affecting Shoots
. Diseases Affecting Leaves
. Diseases Affecting Fruits
Pests of Mulberry
. Lepidopteran Pests
. Coleopteran Pests
. Orthopteran Pests
. Dipteran Pest
. Hemipteran Pests (Bugs)
. Thysanopteran Pests
. Isopteran Pest
. Arachnidan Pests
. Molluscan Pests
. Rodent Pest