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‣ Practicing different methods and
frequency of pruning followed in
mulberry cultivation under rain fed
and irrigated conditions; care to be
taken during and after pruning
‣ Acquainting intercultural operations
followed in mulberry cultivation like
ploughing digging, hoeing, etc.
‣ Identification of common weeds
found in mulberry gardens. Time and
methods of weeding – mechanical
and chemical method
‣ Practicing different methods of
irrigation (furrow, flat bed, basin, drip
and sprinkler); when to irrigate, how
much to irrigate and how best to
irrigate; frequency of irrigation in
relation to root system and growth
stage of mulberry
plants/seasons/types of soils
‣ Practicing different methods of
mulching (with soil, organic and
artificial mulches)
‣ Practicing methods of drip-fertigation
to mulberry gardens
‣ Identification of various types of
bulky and concentrated organic
manures. Preparation of organic
manures, their storage, time, dose
and method of application
‣ Recycling of sericulture farm wastes
‣ Use of various types of green
manures and biofertilizers; time and
method of their application
‣ Objectives, principles and
different systems of mulberry
pruning
‣ Scope of intercultural
operations –
ploughing/digging, furrowing,
etc.
‣ Effect of weeds on mulberry
leaf yield and quality.
Common weeds of mulberry
gardens. Time and different
methods of weed control
followed in mulberry
cultivation
‣ Significance of soil moisture
with reference to mulberry
gardens
‣ Methods of irrigation,
fertigation and mulching in
mulberry cultivation
‣ Importance of organic
manures in mulberry
cultivation and types of
organic manures. Time, dose
and method of their
application
‣ Green manures and
biofertilizers in mulberry
cultivation. Various types of
green manures and
biofertilizers and time and
method of their application
‣ Role of fertilizers in mulberry
cultivation. Types of
fertilizers, time, dose and