| Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| SER 101 |
History, Development and Organization of Sericulture Industry |
1+0 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
History of Sericulture |
|
| CO2 |
Basic Terminologies of Sericulture |
|
| CO3 |
Organizational Setup |
|
| CO4 |
Institutes Setup |
|
| CO5 |
Seri Research Institutes at National Level |
|
| CO6 |
Seri Institutes at State Level |
|
| CO7 |
Laws and Policiesof Sericulture |
|
| CO8 |
Price stabilization |
|
| CO9 |
International consumption |
|
| CO10 |
Role of R & D institutes of Voluntary, State Government and Universities |
|
| SER 102 |
Cultivation of Host Plants of Silkworms |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Mulberry garden establishment |
|
| CO2 |
Nursery preparation and cultivation |
|
| CO3 |
Nutrient management |
|
| CO4 |
Irrigation and water management |
|
| CO5 |
Weed management |
|
| CO6 |
Cropping systems |
|
| CO7 |
Resource management in mulberry crop production |
|
| CO8 |
Rainfed mulberry cultivation |
|
| CO9 |
Pruning and Harvesting |
|
| CO10 |
Mechanization in moriculture |
|
| SER 103 |
Botany and Cytology of Host Plants of Silkworms |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Classification of plant kingdom |
|
| CO2 |
Taxonomy |
|
| CO3 |
Chromosome number and morphology of varieties of Mulberry |
|
| CO4 |
Chromosome number and morphology of varieties of Castor and Tapioca |
|
| CO5 |
Chromosome number and morphology of varieties of Arjun and Asan |
|
| CO6 |
Chromosome number and morphology of varieties of Arjun and Asan |
|
| CO7 |
Anatomy- root, stem and leaf of mulberry, castor and Terminalia |
|
| CO8 |
Microsporogenesis and development of male gametophyte |
|
| CO9 |
Megasporogenesis and development of female gametophyte |
|
| CO10 |
Pollination and fertilization in host plants |
|
| SER 104 |
Mulberry Production and Management |
0+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Mulberry Nursery: Propagation of Nursery |
|
| CO2 |
Nursery Management – Kissan Nursery. |
|
| CO3 |
Economics of Nursery Management |
|
| CO4 |
Main field: Land preparation – Manure application |
|
| CO5 |
Planting methods – Age of sapling – Time of planting and planting of sapling |
|
| CO6 |
Maintenance of Mulberry garden I year onwards |
|
| CO7 |
Training and pruning of mulberry |
|
| CO8 |
Maintenance of Mulberry garden II year onwards |
|
| CO9 |
Practicing farm machinery implements |
|
| CO10 |
Harvesting and Economics of Mulberry leaf production |
|
| SER 105 |
Morphology and Systematics of Silkworms |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Biodiversity of silkworms in India and World wide |
|
| CO2 |
Systematics of mulberry and non-mulberry silkworms |
|
| CO3 |
External morphology of life stages |
|
| CO4 |
Anatomy and physiology of digestive system |
|
| CO5 |
Circulatory system and respiratory system |
|
| CO6 |
Excretory system and nervous system |
|
| CO7 |
Reproductive system and Muscular system |
|
| CO8 |
Endocrine system, hormones and their role |
|
| CO9 |
Silkworm haemolymph and its role |
|
| CO10 |
Silk Gland and Silk Synthesis |
|
| SER 201 |
Genetics and Breeding of Host Plants of Silkworms |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Taxonomy, origin and distribution– mulberry, Terminalia, castor, som and soalu |
|
| CO2 |
Mitosis and karyomorphological studies in host plants of silkworms |
|
| CO3 |
Meiosis and its significance Host plants of silkworms |
|
| CO4 |
Germplasm resources of host plants of silkworms and their exploration |
|
| CO5 |
Conservation of germplasm of host plants of silkworm |
|
| CO6 |
Role of germplasm in crop improvement |
|
| CO7 |
Inheritance of economic characters |
|
| CO8 |
Breeding methods |
|
| CO9 |
Back cross method of breeding and its importance |
|
| CO10 |
Application of tissue culture technique in mulberry |
|
| SER 202 |
Silkworm Anatomy and Physiology |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Anatomy and physiology of digestive system |
|
| CO2 |
Circulatory system and respiratory system |
|
| CO3 |
Excretory system and nervous system |
|
| CO4 |
Reproductive system and Muscular system |
|
| CO5 |
Endocrine system, hormones and their role |
|
| CO6 |
Silkworm haemolymph and its role |
|
| CO7 |
Silk Gland and Silk Synthesis |
|
| CO8 |
Biodiversity of silkworms in India and World wide |
|
| CO9 |
Systematics of mulberry and non-mulberry silkworms |
|
| CO10 |
External morphology of life stages |
|
| SER 203 |
Cytology and Genetics of Silkworms |
2+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
History of silkworm breeding Japan, China, India |
|
| CO2 |
Silkworm gene bank and maintaining germplasm |
|
| CO3 |
Hybridization programme |
|
| CO4 |
Heterosis in different crossing systems |
|
| CO5 |
Parthenogenesis |
|
| CO6 |
Mutation breeding, historical accounts, spontaneous and induced mutations |
|
| CO7 |
Breeding of high temperature tolerant breeds |
|
| CO8 |
Authorization of parental breeds, hybrids and Authorization committee – role |
|
| CO9 |
Phases of silkworm breeds developed, prospects and its applications |
|
| CO10 |
Molecular markers in silkworm breedings |
|
| SER 204 |
Vanya Sericulture |
2+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Introduction to primary host plants -tasar, eri and muga silkworms |
|
| CO2 |
Cultivation of Eri Primary Host plants |
|
| CO3 |
Cultivation of Eri Secondary Host plants |
|
| CO4 |
Cultivation of Tasar Host plants |
|
| CO5 |
Cultivation of Muga Host plants |
|
| CO6 |
Eri silkworms rearing techniques |
|
| CO7 |
Tasar silkworms rearing techniques |
|
| CO8 |
Muga silkworms rearing techniques |
|
| CO9 |
Young age rearing methods |
|
| CO10 |
Late age rearing methods |
|
| SER 205 |
Resource Generation and Management in Sericulture |
1+0 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Introduction to Sericulture resource generation |
|
| CO2 |
Resources in Mulberry cultivation, Silkworm rearing, Silk reeling and post reeling |
|
| CO3 |
Mulberry nursery, farm inputs and improved techniques |
|
| CO4 |
Manure and fertilizer use efficiency, Calculation of chemicals/fertilizers requirement |
|
| CO5 |
Utilization of weeds, Intercropping, INM and IPM techniques |
|
| CO6 |
Water management in Mulberry cultivation |
|
| CO7 |
Use of bio-digestor, vermi-wash, Use of treated drainage water, Silage preparation. |
|
| CO8 |
Silkworm rearing and Silk reeling management |
|
| CO9 |
Feed management in rearing, Labour, time and input managements |
|
| CO10 |
Manpower and power management in reeling and post reeling activities |
|
| SER 206 |
Mulberry Silkworm Rearing |
2+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Silkworm Races and Authorization |
|
| CO2 |
Silkworm races, classification based on voltinism, geography and moulting |
|
| CO3 |
Rearing appliances and its uses |
|
| CO4 |
Chawki rearing methods and its importance |
|
| CO5 |
Late age rearing methods and its importance |
|
| CO6 |
Silkworm Growth and Nutrition |
|
| CO7 |
Role of various nutrients in silkworm growth, development and silk production |
|
| CO8 |
Mountages and mounting of worms, spinning care effective rate of rearing, cocoon harvesting and sorting |
|
| CO9 |
Transporting and marketing of cocoons |
|
| CO10 |
Assessment of cocoon yield and quality |
|
| SER 208 |
Genetic Resources of Mulberry and Silkworm |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Mulberry Germplasm and Diversity |
|
| CO2 |
Mulberry biodiversity, wild mulberry, distribution and documentation |
|
| CO3 |
Survey, exploration, collection, conservation, maintenance |
|
| CO4 |
Evaluation of genetic resources of mulberry |
|
| CO5 |
Cataloging, data storage and retrieval of information |
|
| CO6 |
Characterization and evaluation, morphological, reproductive, anatomical descriptions, growth, propagation and biochemical descriptions |
|
| CO7 |
Role of tissue culture in genetic conservation of mulberry |
|
| CO8 |
Silkworm biodiversity and documentation |
|
| CO9 |
Characterization and evaluation of silkworm genetic resources |
|
| CO10 |
Silkworm Germplasm Conservation |
|
| SER 209 |
Silkworm Breeding |
2+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
History of silkworm breeding |
|
| CO2 |
Silkworm gene bank, maintaining germplasm, maintenance of breeds / stocks |
|
| CO3 |
Hybridization |
|
| CO4 |
Heterosis: Genetic basis for heterosis, manifestation of heterosis, commercial exploitation of heterosis |
|
| CO5 |
Different crossing systems |
|
| CO6 |
Parthenogenesis |
|
| CO7 |
Mutation breeding |
|
| CO8 |
Application of mutation breeding, achievements and limitations |
|
| CO9 |
Autosexing silkworm breeds |
|
| CO10 |
Authorization committee |
|
| SER 210 |
Principles and Pests of Host Plants of Silkworms and their Management |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Pest Management Principles |
|
| CO2 |
Role of biotic factors: competition, parasitoids, pathogens and predators in mulberry ecosystem. |
|
| CO3 |
Pest Management Strategies |
|
| CO4 |
Components of pest management |
|
| CO5 |
Cultural, Mechanical, physical, chemical, biological, botanicals, host plant resistance, legal, Phyto sanitary certificate |
|
| CO6 |
Biotechnological approach for insect pests management |
|
| CO7 |
Sucking pests of mulberry and its management |
|
| CO8 |
Non-mulberry Host Plants Pests and its Management |
|
| CO9 |
Classification of pesticides |
|
| CO10 |
Principles of insecticide residue analysis.and Safer chemicals for mulberry pest management |
|
| SER 211 |
Pests of Silkworms and Management |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Introduction to pest, parasite, predator, hyperparasite and other types of parasites on pests |
|
| CO2 |
Uzi fly |
|
| CO3 |
Nature of damage |
|
| CO4 |
life stages |
|
| CO5 |
External morphology of egg and maggot |
|
| CO6 |
Biology of maggot |
|
| CO7 |
Biology of pupa and adult stages of uzifly |
|
| CO8 |
Host and parasite interactions |
|
| CO9 |
Integrated management |
|
| CO10 |
Non Insect Pests and Dermestid |
|
| SER 301 |
Sustainable Moriculture |
2+0 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Essential components for growth and development of mulberry |
|
| CO2 |
Climatic resources for sustained crop productivity |
|
| CO3 |
Eco farming and Sericulture as a component in Integrated Farming System |
|
| CO4 |
Concept of growth analysis |
|
| CO5 |
Leaf quality parameters |
|
| CO6 |
Role of organics, green manures, inter crops and Bio fertilizers |
|
| CO7 |
Water resources and water requirement of mulberry in different situations and seasons |
|
| CO8 |
Management of established mulberry garden |
|
| CO9 |
Machineries in sericulture |
|
| CO10 |
Role of environmental factors and environmental pollutants on mulberry growth and development |
|
| SER 302 |
Bivoltine Sericulture |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Overview about Indian Bivoltine Sericulture |
|
| CO2 |
Planning for bivoltine silkworm rearing suitable to different regions of Tamil Nadu |
|
| CO3 |
Agencies involved in bivoltine egg production, egg procurement and care in handling |
|
| CO4 |
Brushing of loose eggs, leaf selection for chawki instars, frequency and quantum of feeding |
|
| CO5 |
Importance of spacing for rearing, care at moulting and bed cleaning for bivoltines |
|
| CO6 |
Cocoon harvesting, sorting, transporting and marketing of cocoons |
|
| CO7 |
Loose egg production, acid treatment and preservation schedules |
|
| CO8 |
Economics of rearing house and Benefit cost ratio of silkworm rearing |
|
| CO9 |
Role of JICA and other agencies in promoting Bivoltine sericulture in India |
|
| CO10 |
Role of Extension Agencies in promoting Bivoltine sericulture |
|
| SER 303 |
Planning and Management of Silk Reeling Industry |
2+0 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Importance of silk reeling industry |
|
| CO2 |
Scope and Limitations |
|
| CO3 |
Properties of Silk |
|
| CO4 |
Specific gravity |
|
| CO5 |
Tenacity and elongation |
|
| CO6 |
Hygroscopic nature |
|
| CO7 |
Electrical properties |
|
| CO8 |
Action of water |
|
| CO9 |
Degradation by acids, alkalis |
|
| CO10 |
General characters of Silk |
|
| SER 304 |
Diseases of Host Plants of Silkworms |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Epidemiology of plant diseases |
|
| CO2 |
Role of weather factors in disease development |
|
| CO3 |
Principles of Plant Diseases Management |
|
| CO4 |
Role of cultural practices in plant disease management |
|
| CO5 |
Protection: Chemical control of plant diseases, fungicides, Different group of fungicides and antibiotics in plant disease management |
|
| CO6 |
Immunization |
|
| CO7 |
Types of resistance |
|
| CO8 |
Biotechnological approaches for crop disease management |
|
| CO9 |
Diseases of host plants of Mulberry silkworm |
|
| CO10 |
Integrated management of diseases due to fungi, bacteria, viruses, phytoplasma, Nematode and non-parasitic causes of mulberry |
|
| SER 305 |
Diseases of Silkworms & Management |
2+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Insect pathology |
|
| CO2 |
Types of Diseases |
|
| CO3 |
Protozoan and Fungal Infection |
|
| CO4 |
Mass mother moth testing. Pebrine monitoring and management |
|
| CO5 |
Types of bacterial diseases |
|
| CO6 |
Types of fungal infection |
|
| CO7 |
Classification of insect viruses |
|
| CO8 |
Viral diseases of silkworm |
|
| CO9 |
Disinfection, Characterization |
|
| CO10 |
Histopathology and Bioassay Studies |
|
| SER 306 |
Silk Throwing, Dyeing and Weaving |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Learn processes of silk winding, doubling, twisting, warping, bleaching, dyeing, printing and weaving |
|
| CO2 |
Silk throwing and winding Importance of silk throwing |
|
| CO3 |
Doubling and Twisting |
|
| CO4 |
Doubling machine and advantages of Doubling |
|
| CO5 |
Twisting, Twisting machine and advantages of twisting. Steaming, setting of twist, re-reeling |
|
| CO6 |
Warping, Warping of the yarn, warping machine, sectional warp, ball warp |
|
| CO7 |
Bleaching, Dyeing and Printing |
|
| CO8 |
Bleaching, Dyeing of yarn, classification of dyes, factors influencing the dyeing |
|
| CO9 |
Printing, methods of printing. Block method, screen printing, lithoprinting |
|
| CO10 |
Weaving, loom, structure of loom. Types of looms and Yarn arrangement on loom, plain weaving, design weaving. |
|
| SER 307 |
Silkworm Seed Technology |
2+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Indian sericulture scenario in egg production |
|
| CO2 |
Preparation for Egg Production |
|
| CO3 |
Sex separation in egg, larva, pupa and adult |
|
| CO4 |
Sheet egg production and logistics |
|
| CO5 |
Loose egg production |
|
| CO6 |
Egg Morphology and Physiology |
|
| CO7 |
Bivoltine seed production, importance and characteristic features |
|
| CO8 |
Seed Multiplication |
|
| CO9 |
Disease Free Egg Production |
|
| CO10 |
Economics of Egg Production |
|
| SER 308 |
Cocoon Production Technology |
0+2 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Authorized Silkworm Races suitable for different regions |
|
| CO2 |
Differences between rearing of crossbreed and bivoltine silkworm |
|
| CO3 |
Rearing houses, plan and maintenance. Rearing appliances |
|
| CO4 |
Agencies involved in egg production and procurement of eggs |
|
| CO5 |
Rearing of chawki worms and methods |
|
| CO6 |
Record maintenance and logistics at Chawki Rearing Centres |
|
| CO7 |
Transport of Chawki worms |
|
| CO8 |
Moulting care, application of bed disinfectants and its importance |
|
| CO9 |
Calculation of Effective Rate of Rearing |
|
| CO10 |
Project preparation for establishing Chawki Rearing Centres, Late age rearing centres, Large scale sericulture farming and contract farming |
|
| SER 309 |
Physics and Chemistry of Fibres |
1+0 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
History and classification of natural fibres and yarns |
|
| CO2 |
Physical structure of natural fibres |
|
| CO3 |
Physical properties of natural fibre |
|
| CO4 |
Synthetic Fibre |
|
| CO5 |
Composition and manufacturing methods |
|
| CO6 |
Properties and uses of synthetic fibre |
|
| CO7 |
Silk Fibre |
|
| CO8 |
Chemical structure of fibroin and Comparison of silk fibre with silk like synthetic fibre fabric |
|
| CO9 |
Chemical Properties and Application |
|
| CO10 |
Application of properties of fibres for inducing special effects in fabrics |
|
| SER 310 |
Experimental Techniques in Sericultural Research |
1+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Development of sericulture research |
|
| CO2 |
Modern trends, concepts in sericulture research and their impact on productivity |
|
| CO3 |
Selection of site for experiments |
|
| CO4 |
Factors considered in fixing treatments and in fitting experiments |
|
| CO5 |
Experiments on mulberry and non-mulberry host plants |
|
| CO6 |
Maintenance of experimental records |
|
| CO7 |
Recording of observations, sampling techniques, tabulation, analysis and interpretation of results |
|
| CO8 |
Preparation of data for scientific papers and presentation of results |
|
| CO9 |
Different types of experiments-varietal, cultural, manurial, irrigation, weed control, silkworm rearing, silkworm breeding, grainage, pests, diseases and silk technology |
|
| CO10 |
Scientific photography and preparation of transparencies for slide projector and overhead projector |
|
| SER 311 |
Raw Silk Technology |
2+1 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
General principles in reeling, different reeling machines |
|
| CO2 |
Physical and chemical properties of silk-,effect of heat, electricity |
|
| CO3 |
Evolution of reeling machines |
|
| CO4 |
Specific gravity |
|
| CO5 |
Tenacity and elongation |
|
| CO6 |
Hygroscopic nature |
|
| CO7 |
Electrical properties |
|
| CO8 |
Action of water |
|
| CO9 |
Degradation by acids, alkalis |
|
| CO10 |
Marketing of silk, silk exchanges and price stabilization of silk |
|
| SER 312 |
Spun Silk Technology |
1+0 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Spun Silk |
|
| CO2 |
Manufacturing of Spun silk |
|
| CO3 |
Systems of spun silk processing, silk wastes, pierced cocoons and Eri cocoons as raw material for spinning industry |
|
| CO4 |
Flow chart of spinning, spinning operations, procurement and storing of silk waste |
|
| CO5 |
Re-reeling and packaging of Spun silk |
|
| CO6 |
Hand spinning of cocoon wastes, Katia, Matka, Geecha silk |
|
| CO7 |
Trivedi and Chowdary spinning wheels |
|
| CO8 |
Machines used in spun silk industry.Study of different silk wastes |
|
| CO9 |
Motorized cum pedal operated spinning wheel |
|
| CO10 |
Raw silk waste, opened waste, combed / Dressed waste, sliver, Rovings. Processing of silk waste / Eri cocoons / pierced |
|
| SER 401 |
Rural Work Experience Programme (Sericulture) |
0+20 |
|
1. Placement in Grainage Technology |
0+4 |
|
2. Seri Polyclinic |
0+4 |
|
3. Placement in Silk Product Technology |
0+4 |
|
4. Placement in Value Addition to Sericultural By-Products |
0+3 |
|
5. Practical Extension Work in Villages |
0+5 |
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
The students will be involved in various aspects of egg production and grainage management |
|
| CO2 |
Preparation of layings on egg cards and loose egg preparation |
|
| CO3 |
Soil health diagnosis, INM practices to improve the soil and plant health, identification of deficiency symptoms in mulberry and acquainting with remedial measures |
|
| CO4 |
Development of INM and IDPM schedules for management of Nutrition and pest and diseases in mulberry |
|
| CO5 |
The students will be involved in various aspects of silk product science |
|
| CO6 |
Placement will be conducted in Govt. Grainage/CSB Grainage/Private Grainage. |
|
| CO7 |
The students will be involved in various aspects of silk product science |
|
| CO8 |
Placement will be conducted in Govt. Grainage/CSB Grainage/Private Grainage. |
|
| CO9 |
The students will camp in the villages and work with farmers. |
|
| CO10 |
Conducting method / result demonstrations to teach the skills to prove the worthiness of technologies to the farmers based on problems and needs |
|
| SER 403 |
STUDENT READY: Experimental Learning programme |
20(0+20) |
| |
STUDENT READY ELP /HOT Modules |
|
| |
i. Host Plant Production |
|
| |
ii. Cocoon Crop Production |
|
| |
iii.Silk Product Science |
|
| |
iv. Natural Resource Management |
|
|
Out come |
|
| CO1 |
Mulberry and Non-Mulberry Host Plant Nursery Management |
|
| CO2 |
Host Plants Production Technology for Mulberry and Non-mulberry silkworms |
|
| CO3 |
Value Addition to Mulberry and Non-Mulberry by products |
|
| CO4 |
Farm Mechanization |
|
| CO5 |
Bivoltine Silkworm Rearing technology |
|
| CO6 |
Value Addition to Grainage and Rearing Byproducts |
|
| CO7 |
Entrepreneurship Development in Post silk Technology |
|
| CO8 |
Entrepreneurship Development in Silk Apparel Technology |
|
| CO9 |
Soil Health Clinic |
|
| CO10 |
Problematic Soils and their Management |
|
