India Researchers Develop Antiviral Silkworms

According to the Seri- biological research laboratory program, the sericulture Research Institute in Andhra Pradesh, India, is the first to develop antiviral pgene in the world.

This silkworm can help stabilize the yield of silk and reduce the unstable factors in production, such as the outbreak of virus. This research also helps to understand why mulberry leaves only eat mulberry leaves.

India media Fibre2fashion interviewed Dr. Sharad Aga Chandra (Sharad Chandra), chairman of the Central Silk Committee (CSB) for more information about this unique antiviral pgenic silkworm.

Fibre2fashion first asks questions and how to develop them.

He replied, "develop antiviral silkworms in two ways.

The first method is the marker assisted cultivation program. The reporter confirmed that nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) penetrated into the desired two varieties and made the silkworm susceptible to infection produce NPV tolerance.

Second, the pgenic silkworm can be cultivated through RNAi interference biotechnology. In this way, the reproduction of silkworm's intestines and other organs is inhibited.

The pgenic silkworm was done through our CDFD partners in Hyderabad.

In SBRL, the breeding program has been started, and these pgenes have been pferred to the two varieties needed.

In this way, the susceptible silkworm can produce virus resistance.

Next, we asked him to talk about the advantages of developing antiviral silkworm. He said: "the advantage of cultivating silkworm is that the infected silkworm babies will be able to resist the virus function, so their survival rate is high, the quality of cocoon is good, and the output of silk is improved.

In turn, the income of sericultural farmers is also improving.

Finally, he said, "this is a kind of