Climate-Smart Sericulture for Sustainable Silk Production explores innovative and climate-resilient practices in mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing, disease management, and resource conservation. It highlights sustainable technologies and adaptive strategies that enhance silk productivity, environmental sustainability, and livelihood security, serving as a valuable resource for students, researchers, and sericulture professionals.
Mr. Nitish Singh Pangotra is a Ph.D. Research Scholar in Sericulture at SKUAST-Jammu. A Gold Medalist in M.Sc. Sericulture, his research focuses on post-cocoon technology, seribiotechnology, and sustainable silk production. He has teaching experience, research publications, and actively contributes to sericulture research and academic excellence.
Dr. Kritika Sharma is a sericulture researcher specializing in silkworm breeding and biological pest management. Her research focuses on Trichogramma mass multiplication and sustainable sericulture. She has published several research and review articles, contributing to eco-friendly biocontrol strategies and advancements in sericulture research.
Ms. Toko Naan is a Ph.D. scholar in Sericulture at SKUAST-Jammu and an ICAR Senior Research Fellow. Her research focuses on sustainable silk production and bio-intensive silkworm pest management. She has published research papers, authored a book, and actively contributes to sericulture, entomology, and eco-friendly crop protection research.
Mr. Kapil Attri is a Ph.D. Research Scholar in Sericulture at SKUAST-Jammu. His research focuses on nanotechnology-based applications in sericulture, particularly the synthesis of silk protein-derived nanoparticles to enhance silk production. He is committed to advancing sustainable and innovative technologies for the modernization of the silk industry.
Mr. Rana Uday Pratap Singh is an M.Sc. student in Sericulture at SKUAST-Jammu. His research focuses on sustainable and eco-friendly sericulture practices for economic empowerment. With a background in agriculture and education, he is committed to advancing sustainable silk production through research and innovation.