Silkworm Growth and Silk Yield under Changing Climatic Conditions: Challenges and Adaptations

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Susikaran S,

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Karthick Mani Bharathi B,

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Allwin Loveson,

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V Vasanth,

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S Navanneetha Krishnan,

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Kiruthika C,

  1. Assistant Professor, Directorate of Open and Distance Learning, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  2. Student, Department of Sericulture, Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India
  3. Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Entomology, VOCACRI, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Killikulam, Tamil Nadu, India
  4. Research Scholar, Department of Sericulture Forest College and Research Institute Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India
  5. Research Scholar, Department of Sericulture Forest College and Research Institute Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India
  6. Student, Department of Sericulture Forest College and Research Institute Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India

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Climate change is emerging as a critical factor affecting agriculture and sericulture industriesworldwide. Rising global temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns and the growing frequencyof extreme weather events present evere challenges to the growth and productivity ofsilkworms (Bombyx mori L.). Silkworms are extremely sensitive to environmental conditions like temperature, humidity and photoperiod, all altered by climate change. Higher temperatures can accelerate silkworm metabolism, reduce silk yield, and increase susceptibility to diseases and lead to developmental abnormalities. In addition, changes in rainfall patterns and shifts in soil moisture affect growth and nutritional quality of mulberry plant’s (Morus sp.), the primary food source for silkworms. As a result, poor-quality mulberry leaves led to reduced silkworm health and lower silk output. Increased disease incidence, pest pressure and water scarcity further compounded by climate variability will continue to threaten the sustainability of the sericulture industry. However, recent researchhighlights adaptive strategies such as breeding climate-resilient silkworm varieties therebyimproving mulberry cultivation practices, implementing integrated pest management (IPM) and using controlled rearing environments as potential mitigations. This abstract summarizes the critical effects of climate change on silkworm biology, mulberry plantations and silk production while also emphasizing the need for continued research, innovation and policy intervention to secure the future of the sericulture industry in a rapidly changing climate.

Keywords: Climate Change, Sericulture, Silk yield, Silkworm Biology, Silkworm Health

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Susikaran S, Karthick Mani Bharathi B, Allwin Loveson, V Vasanth, S Navanneetha Krishnan, Kiruthika C. Silkworm Growth and Silk Yield under Changing Climatic Conditions: Challenges and Adaptations. International Journal of Insects. 2024; ():-.
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Susikaran S, Karthick Mani Bharathi B, Allwin Loveson, V Vasanth, S Navanneetha Krishnan, Kiruthika C. Silkworm Growth and Silk Yield under Changing Climatic Conditions: Challenges and Adaptations. International Journal of Insects. 2024; ():-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/iji/article=2024/view=0

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