EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -sericulture. The silk that we use for our fabric is obtained from the cocoons of the silkworms. For this, the silkworms are carefully reared and the silk is extracted. This rearing of silkworms to produce silk is called sericulture.

Detailed explanation-2: -The rearing of silkworms to produce raw silk is called sericulture. In this process, silkworms are reared at appropriate temperatures and humidity to get silk threads from cocoons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sericulture: It is the rearing of silkworms in order to obtain silk from their pupa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Name any two types of silk. Two types of silk: ‘Mulberry Silk’ and ‘Non mulberry’ silk as Tusser. Eri, Muga etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sericulture is the process of cultivating silkworms and extracting silk from them. The caterpillars of the domestic silkmoth (also called ‘Bombyx Mori’) are the most commonly used silkworm species in sericulture.