ASCERTAINING ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF ARTIFICIAL DIET AND BOTANICALS MEDIATED SERIFEED FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF SERICULTURE INDUSTRY

Abstract

The nutritional value of mulberry leaves depends on a number of agroclimatic conditions, and any nutrient deficiency in the leaves reduces the silkworm's ability to produce silk. A diet rich in nutrient-dense leaves is necessary for the better growth and development of silkworm larvae as well as the production of high-quality cocoons. The additional sources of nutrients are required to fulfil the nutritional requirements in many insects, that will help to assess the importance of and the impact of various fortification agents in silkworm nutrition. Numerous efforts have been done in recent years to increase the quantity and quality of silk. These efforts have included adding nutrients to the leaves, spraying with antibiotics, juvenile hormone (JH), plant products, and steroids, employing JH-mimic principles, or using plant extracts. To improve silk quality and quantity, mulberry leaves have been treated with a variety of nutrients for silkworm feeding. In sericulture research, fortification and supplementing of mulberry leaves are relatively new methods. The sericulture industry has taken use of how nutrition affects the way silk glands work, which has an impact on how they function economically, to increase silk production. The current review was aimed to explore numerous medicinal botanicals, artificial diet-based silkworm rearing, and various artificial diet preparation elements.