{"id":6038,"date":"2026-02-25T15:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/istr.res.in\/?page_id=6038"},"modified":"2026-07-20T23:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:56:03","slug":"seed-pathology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/istr.res.in\/hi\/seed-pathology\/","title":{"rendered":"SEED PATHOLOGY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6038\" class=\"elementor elementor-6038\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b9f9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73b9f9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40801a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40801a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin: 0 auto;\">\n\n<!-- Page Title -->\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 26px; font-weight: 800; color: #1a2e5a; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Silkworm Seed Pathology Division<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#003366,#0066cc); margin: 0 auto 30px auto; border-radius: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<!-- Overview Paragraph 1 -->\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.9; color: #334155; margin: 0 0 16px 0; text-align: justify;\">The <strong style=\"color: #003366;\">Silkworm Seed Pathology Division (SSPD)<\/strong> plays a vital role in ensuring the\n<strong style=\"color: #003366;\">production, certification, and supply of healthy and disease-free silkworm seed,<\/strong>\nwhich forms the foundation of sustainable sericulture.<\/p>\n<!-- Overview Paragraph 2 -->\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.9; color: #334155; margin: 0 0 16px 0; text-align: justify;\">Equipped with modern diagnostic facilities and guided by trained technical personnel, the Silkworm Seed Pathology Division maintains strict quality control standards. It also provides technical guidance, training, and advisory services to grainages and stakeholders to minimize disease incidence and improve seed health management practices.<\/p>\n<!-- Overview Paragraph 3 -->\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.9; color: #334155; margin: 0 0 24px 0; text-align: justify;\">Through continuous research, monitoring, and extension support, the division significantly contributes to strengthening the sericulture sector and improving the livelihood of farmers dependent on silk production.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e2e8f0; margin: 0 0 24px 0;\" \/>\n\n<!-- Activities -->\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 800; color: #003366; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\">Activities<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0 0 24px 0; padding-left: 20px;\">\n \t<li style=\"line-height: 1.9; color: #334155; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 6px;\">Research and Development on pebrine disease and its management<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"line-height: 1.9; color: #334155; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 6px;\">Disease Monitoring survey and Surveillance<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"line-height: 1.9; color: #334155; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 6px;\">Quarantine testing of silkworm seed for export<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"line-height: 1.9; color: #334155; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 6px;\">Technical services to the stakeholders<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"line-height: 1.9; color: #334155; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 6px;\">Evaluation of Disinfectants for quality standards<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"line-height: 1.9; color: #334155; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 6px;\">Training on pebrine disease identification and management<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e2e8f0; margin: 0 0 24px 0;\" \/>\n\n<!-- Scientist Involved -->\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 800; color: #003366; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\">Scientist Involved<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background: #003366;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 12px 16px; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0.8px; text-transform: uppercase; border: none;\">Name<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px 16px; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0.8px; text-transform: uppercase; border: none;\">Designation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2e5a;\">Dr. R. Saravanakumar<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px 16px; color: #475569;\">Scientist D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e2e8f0; margin: 0 0 24px 0;\" \/>\n\n<!-- Gallery Grid -->\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 800; color: #003366; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\">Photo<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); gap: 16px;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.10); cursor: pointer;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 400px; object-fit: cover; display: block; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\" src=\"https:\/\/istr.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC02910.JPG-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"SSPD Photo 1\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.10); cursor: pointer;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 400px; object-fit: cover; display: block; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\" src=\"https:\/\/istr.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.jpg\" alt=\"SSPD Photo 2\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silkworm Seed Pathology Division\u00a0 \u00a0 The Silkworm Seed Pathology Division (SSPD) plays a vital role in ensuring theproduction, certification, and supply of healthy and disease-free silkworm seed,which forms the foundation of sustainable sericulture. 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