Agricultural Economics Research Review
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue: conf

Seri-bioscience recent trends: Its prospects in contemporary sericulture

  • Author:
  • Rubia Bukhari
  • Total Page Count: 1
  • Page Number: 182 to 182

PG Department of Sericulture, Poonch Campus, University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, Email: rubiabukhari@gmail.com

Online published on 24 March, 2023.

Abstract

The latest developments in the many branches of bioscience, such as crop protection, bio-nanotechnology, and seri-biotechnology, have completely changed the way that sericultural science is researched globally. Despite genuine yet segmented efforts, India has yet to gain from the use of seri-bioscience to produce goods in the form of technology as the field is still in its infancy. Given this situation, we must intensify our efforts to create technology that will benefit silkworms and host plants. Dependent on elements including weather, pests and diseases, and agricultural techniques, significant seasonal fluctuations in the host plant’s nutritional content and composition occur, which in turn have a significant influence on the growth and development of the silkworm. Since lesser animals lack highly developed humoral immunity, vaccine production may not be particularly helpful in these cases. However, in these lower animals, substances that stimulate the immune system may be quite helpful for disease resistance. Supporting the use of silkworm models in scientific research will offer fresh approaches to old problems and new perceptions of how to approach problem-solving, which will be extremely beneficial to both science and society. The current approaches provide a summary of the progress made in seri-bioscience research as well as recommendations for the future.