Tag Archives: sericulture

Process Of Silk Making

12 Jan

SILKWORM-REARING In India(Karnataka state), where the temperature ranges from 16-31 degree centigrade, enjoys favourable climatic conditions for rearing the silkworm Bombyx mori throughout the year, whereas in West Bengal, the multivoltine silk-worm rearing is practised even under adverse conditions of temperature. In Jammu & Kashmir, the rearing of silkworms is practised once a year during [...]

INDIA’S ROLE IN SERICULTURE INDUSTRY

7 Jan

INTRODUCTION Sericulture is the production of silk from silkworms. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domesticated silkmoth, playing an eminent role in the rural economy of India. Silk-fibre is a protein produced from the silk-glands of silkworms.Silkworm is one of the few organisms wherein the principles of genetics and breeding were applied [...]