सीएसबी - केंद्रीय रेशम उत्पादन अनुसंधान एवं प्रशिक्षण संस्थान , मैसूरु

The Bivoltine Silkworm Breeding Laboratory plays a key role in improving silkworm breeds and supporting the silk industry through scientific breeding and genetic research. The major mandates are:

• Maintain and conserve elite genetic resources of Bivoltine silkworm breeds for future breeding programmes
• Supply of Breeder’s stock of commercially important breeds to the seed sector for multiplication under one way system
• Conduct research on genetic improvement of silkworm breeds by integrating conventional and modern biotechnological approaches
• Develop Bivoltine silkworm breeds/hybrids for high cocoon productivity, silk quality and adaptability to different climatic conditions
• Develop Bivoltine silkworm breeds/hybrids for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance
• Evaluation of developed hybrids under laboratory conditions followed by On Station Trial (OST), On-Farm trials (OFT), authorization trials under different agro-climatic conditions before authorizing them for commercial use
• To collaborate with International Institutes for exchange of resource materials for the development of productive silkworm hybrids for different regions.