CHSE Odisha Vocational Sericulture case studies
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The CHSE Odisha Vocational Sericulture course is a higher-secondary vocational qualification offered under the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha. It is designed for students who want a practical, employable skill set in silk production rather than a purely academic science stream. The CHSE Odisha Vocational Sericulture case studies are 5 cases and about 2,566 words.
1Liming, Fertilizer and Harvest Decisions in an Acid Red-Soil Mulberry Plot
A farmer in a red lateritic belt has 0.4 ha of four-year-old mulberry (variety S-1635) planted at 90 cm × 90 cm. A soil test shows pH 5.3, organic carbon 0.31%, available nitrogen 180 kg/ha (low), phosphorus 12 kg/ha (low) and potassium 95 kg/ha (medium).
597 words, about 3 min2Correcting High Temperature, Humidity and Overcrowding in a Late-Age Rearing
A rearer has 50 dfls of a bivoltine hybrid in a 6 m × 4 m mud-walled room with an asbestos roof. At the start of the fourth instar, room temperature is 31–33°C and relative humidity 85%; there is one small window and no exhaust fan.
532 words, about 3 min3Mixed White Muscardine and Flacherie in a Fifth-Instar Crop
In a rearing batch of 100 dfls at fifth instar, the rearer reports 18% mortality over three days. Some cadavers are hard and covered with white powdery growth; others are soft, blackish and smell putrid.
461 words, about 2 min4Poor Renditta and Filament Breaks in a Cooperative Reeling Unit
A cooperative reeling unit processes 800 kg of bivoltine cocoons purchased two days ago from farmers. The cocoons were transported in gunny bags, stored in a godown at 28–30°C, and some have a musky smell and dark patches.
482 words, about 2 min5Choosing Between Mulberry Expansion and On-Farm Reeling
A farmer has 1.0 ha of irrigated mulberry and rears 1,000 dfls per year in five crops. Average cocoon yield is 55 kg per 100 dfls, and cocoons sell at ₹520/kg.
494 words, about 2 min