Give the importance of organic manuring in mulberry cultivation.

What are biofertilizers

What is the recommended fertilizer schedule followed for mulberry plantation under irrigated conditions?

Write about fertilizer doses and their application for growing castor plants.

How is leaf transported to the rearing houses after harvest?

How do you conserve the soil moisture under rainfed conditions?

What are the mulberry varieties recommended for hilly regions

Under what conditions are mulberry trees maintained in North India?

Which are the main climatic zones in North India?

Mention the primary host plant species of Muga silkworm.

What are the two main methods of harvesting of mulberry leaves?

Define pollarding. What are its objectives?

Describe the pruning of mulberry under temperate zone of India.

What is glycel

What are the types of pruning followed in mulberry cultivation?

Which soil is preferred for mulberry cultivation?

What is mulching?

What are the types of leaves required for young, medium and late age silkworms?

State the age of saplings at which transplanting can be done in South India.

How are Muga plants propagated?

Give two advantages of using drip irrigation.

What is the expected leaf yield/year from one hectare mulberry garden maintained under rainfed and irrigated conditions in South India?

Why is weeding essential in mulberry cultivation?

What precautions are to be taken while preserving mulberry leaf for silkworm rearing?

List the different diseases of eri plants.

Disc plough is used specifically under which type of land condition

Describe dusters.

How many man days are required to maintain one hectare mulberry garden manually?

How much silkworms can be chawki reared annually by using chawki leaf from S-36 or V-I variety from one hectare of mulberry garden?

How are acidic soils converted for raising non-mulberry plantation?

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silkworm feeds primarily on leaves of Som and Soalu.

Device or a machine to remove weeds is

An established mulberry garden can produce leaf continuously for a period of 15 -20 years.

soils have pH more than seven.

Mostly type of plantation is practised in South India.

Write a note on raising of Mulberry Nursery.

8. Define mechanization. Give its scope in mulberry cultivation. Describe the different machines used for application of chemicals in mulberry gardens.