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Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm. This species of silkmoth is no longer found in the wild as they have been modified through selective ...
Sericulture or silk farming — the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk in the silk production process. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Fubao was mother-in-law to Leizu, who was the inventor of sericulture, the art of silk production, according to Chinese mythology. Silk and fabrics made from silk are some of the world's important textiles. [2] Silk is believed to have been produced since neolithic times in China. The "Silk Road" was named after the trade in silk across Eurasia ...
Now renamed the Sericulture Research and Training Institute, it is under the Bangladesh Sericulture Board. [1] The institute is the only one in Bangladesh specializing in silk research. It has developed a number of high yielding Mulberry plant cultivars and silkworms .
After India gained independence, the Mysore State Sericulture Dept. took control of the silk weaving factory. [6] In 1980, the factory was handed over to KSIC, a government of Karnataka industry. [7] Today, products include silk sarees, shirts, kurta's, silk dhoti, and neckties. Mysore silk has also received geographical identification. [8]
The California Silk Center Association was formed with a large capital on paper. The association bought 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) which now form part of Riverside.It was the intention of the association to found a colony there of silk growers and silk weavers.
A magnanery (French: magnanerie) is the site of sericulture, or silk farming, similar to a farm being the site of agriculture. The yeoman who runs it is called a magnanier or, more recently, a mangnan. The word magnanière, meaning building dedicated to sericulture, is also seen.
Takayama Chōgorō (1830-1886), born in the village of Takayama, Kōzuke Province, began to take an interest in sericulture under the influence of his grandmother.In 1855 he began to breed silkworms, and despite the many failures, persevered and finally achieved good results in 1861.