International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278-3202 7 3 2018 03 10 Study on drought management practices in mulberry sericulture in dry agro climatic zones of Karnataka State, India 24 28 EN Alakesh Barman 1 P.G. Department of Zoology, Bajali College, Barpeta-781325, India Binode Kr. Baruah 2 Department of Zoology, Cotton University, Guwahati-781001, India Ahmed J. 1 Department of Zoology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria Shehu D.M. 2 Department of Zoology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria Ndams I.S. 3 Department of Zoology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria Mahimasanthi A. 1 Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI), Central Silk Board (CSB), Srirampura, Mysore- 570 008, Karnataka, India Vedavyasa Vedavyasa 2 Research Extension Centre, CSRTI, CSB, Tumkur and Madiwala, Karnataka, India Morrison M.N. 3 Research Extension Centre, CSRTI, CSB, Tumkur and Madiwala, Karnataka, India Sivaprasasd V. 4 Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI), Central Silk Board (CSB), Srirampura, Mysore- 570 008, Karnataka, India > Research Paper 2017 12 13 2018 03 10 Sericulture is an agro industry significantly contributing for the rural development throughout Karnataka. Recent droughts affected Mulberry cultivation and Silk worm rearing in many sericultural clusters in the Karnataka. Study was conducted with the sericulture farmers of central and southern dry agro climatic zone of Karnataka to find out the drought management practices adopted. The farmer’s wise adoption index was calculated for 30 identified drought management technologies. The study inferred that 34 percent of the sericulturists were medium adopters and 66 percent were low adopters. 70 percent of technologies have low extent of adoption, 7 percent have medium extent of adoption and 23 percent of technologies have high extent of adoption. 76 percent of the farmers are affected by water shortage to carry out their sericultural activities. The study suggests for taking suitable efforts to increase the awareness and to increase the adoption of technologies in an integrated manner for quality linked silk production in the drought areas. Copyright@ International Science Community Association