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What is Sericulture?  \n Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.  \n The major activities of sericulture comprises of food-plant cultivation to feed the silkworms which spin silk cocoons and reeling the cocoons for unwinding the silk ¦lament for value added bene¦ts such as processing and weaving.  \n Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used.  \n Silk-¦ber is a protein produced from the silk-glands of silkworms.  \n[www.edutap.co.in |](www.edutap.co.in |) +91 [8146844418 | hello@edutap.co.in](8146844418 | hello@edutap.co.in)  \nTypes of Silkworms Agriculture  \n1.1 Sericulture in India  \n Sericulture is ideal programme for weaker sections of the society. It ensures monthly income to Sericulturists as one crop of silkworms can be reared and cocoons are produced within 25 to 27 days and the farmers can directly sell them at the Government Cocoon markets and get the money directly on the same day without any delay.  \n It is estimated that Sericulture can generate employment of about 11 man days (in on-farm and offfarm activities) per kg of raw silk production throughout the year.  \n India is the second largest silk producer of raw silk and also has the distinction of being the world’s largest consumer of pure silk.  \n The country is known the world over for the exquisite brocade fabrics of Banaras, silks of Karnataka, tie-and-dye and patola of Gujarat and Rajasthan, ikats from Orissa, ¦ne bandhejand temple silks of Kancheepuram and Tanjore are only a few of the myriad range of silk weaves, textures and patterns available in India.  \n India is the only country in the world to produce all the four known varieties of silk including Mulberry, Eri, Tasar and Muga.  \n Mulberry is the largest practiced Sericulture industry accounting for almost 76 percent of the entire silk production.  \n[www.edutap.co.in |](www.edutap.co.in |) +91 [8146844418 | hello@edutap.co.in](8146844418 | hello@edutap.co.in)  \nTypes of Silkworms Agriculture  \n2. Types of Silkworm based on the type of plants they feed  \n Moths belonging to families Satumidae and Bombycidae of order lepidoptera and class Insecta produce silk of commerce. There are many species of silk-moth which can produce the silk of commerce, but only few have been exploited by man for the purpose.  \n There are ¦ve major types of silk of commercial importance, obtained from different species of silkworms which in turn feed on a number of food plants.  \n Except mulberry, other varieties of silks are generally termed as non-mulberry silks.  \n2.1 Mulberry Silkworm  \n The bulk of the commercial silk produced in the world comes from this variety and often silk generally refers to mulberry silk.  \n Mulberry silk comes from the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. which solely feeds on the leaves of mulberry plant.  \n These silkworms are completely domesticated and reared indoors.  \n In India, the major mulberry silk producing states are Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir which together accounts for 92 % of country's total mulberry raw silk production.  \n[www.edutap.co.in |](www.edutap.co.in |) +91 [8146844418 | hello@edutap.co.in](8146844418 | hello@edutap.co.in)  \nTypes of Silkworms Agriculture  \n2.2 Tasar Silkworm  \n Tasar (Tussah) is copperish colour, coarse silk mainly used for furnishings and interiors  \n It is less lustrous than mulberry silk, but has its own feel and appea","cbCairRagm8vWvlW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairRagm8vWvlW","pdf",593670,11,"English","# Types of Silkworms Agriculture\n## What is Sericulture?\n### Sericulture in India\n## Types of Silkworm based on the type of plants they feed\n## Types of Silkworms based on Voltinism","[{\"question\":\"What is sericulture and what activities does it involve?\",\"answer\":\"Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms to produce raw silk. It includes food-plant cultivation to feed silkworms, cocoon spinning, and reeling the cocoons to unwind silk filaments for further processing such as weaving.\"},{\"question\":\"How does sericulture benefit weaker sections in India?\",\"answer\":\"Sericulture provides monthly income because one crop can be reared and cocoons produced within about 25–27 days. Farmers can sell directly at Government Cocoon markets and receive money the same day.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the major categories of silkworms by voltinism?\",\"answer\":\"Silkworms are classified by voltinism into univoltine race, bivoltine race, and multi or polyvoltine race.\"}]","Types of Silkworms Agriculture - Overview | PDF",28]