SILKS

Sericulture Information Linkages
And Knowledge System

Central Silk Board, Minisitry of Textiles, Government of India, Bangalore

Mayurbhanj, Odisha

Varieties of Silkworm Food Plants

Silkworm	Host Plant	Botanical Name of Host Plant	Family	Recommended Varieties	Remark
Mulberry	Mulberry	Morus alba	Moraceae	C-1730, V-1, S-1635	Region specific drought tolerant mulberry varieties suitable for agro-climatic conditions of Odisha are required to be developed
Tasar	Arjun	Terminalea arjuna	Combretaceae	Naturally occurring in forest of Orissa and raised block plantation
Tasar	Asan	Terminalea tomentosa	Combretaceae

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Member Secretary & CEO,

Central Silk Board,

CSB Complex,

B.T.M. Layout, Madivala,

Hosur Road,

Bangalore – 560 068,

Karnataka State, INDIA.

Phone: +91 80 26282699, 26282100

Fax: +91 80 26681511

URL: www.csb.gov.in

OR

Director, NESAC

North Eastern Space Applications Centre,

Department of Space, Government of India

Umiam-793103 (Meghalaya)

Tel: +91 364 2570141

Fax: +91 364 2570139

Email: director@nesac.gov.in

URL: www.nesac.gov.in