NEW RACES OF SILK WORM SEED

Silkworm Race

About

Tropical Tasar Silkworm (BDR-10)

·         This breed can produce upto 52 kg cocoons/100 disease free layings (dfls).

·         It will primarily help the tribal farmers of central India (Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh), Odisha and West Bengal.

Multivoltine x Bivoltine Mulberry hybrid (PM x FC2)

·         This breed can produce upto 60 kg/100 Dfls

·         It will primarily help the farmers of Southern India.

Eri Silkworm (C2)

·         This breed can produce 247 numbers of Eri cocoons per 100 Dfls.

·         It will primarily help farmers of North-East.