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ABOUT US ~
The
Central Sericultural Germplasm Resources Centre (CSGRC) was established
in 1990 by the Central
Silk Board, Government of India. We maintain 1180 mulberry
and 443 silkworm germplasm resources.
Catalogues
are available for 928 mulberry and 431 silkworm germplasm. More than
100 descriptors in mulberry and 70 descriptors in silkworm are currently
under investigation.
This
would make CSGRC one of the largest repositories of sericultural germplasm
in the world.
We
would welcome suggestions and co-operation from scientific institutions,
environmentalists and researchers for strengthening our collection as
well as utilization of available resources.
Location
CSGRC is located at Hosur in Tamil Nadu approximately 40 km from Bangalore.
Nearest Airport and Railway station are at Bangalore.
Geographical
location
Altitude : 942 meters above MSL
Latitude : 12o 45" N
Longitude : 77o 51" E
Average
Maximum Temperature : 27-36oC
Hottest month : April
Average
Minimum Temperature : 9-14oC
Coldest month : December
Average
Annual Rainfall : 800-1000 mm
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