Question 7

Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production? Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture.

Hints:
(i) Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing silkworms.
(ii) Scientific name of mulberry is Morus alba.

Answer

Sericulture, Moriculture

1. Sericulture: Sericulture is the process of rearing silk worms to obtain silk. The caterpillars of the domestic silk moth are the most commonly used silk warm species in sericulture. Sericulture, also called silk farming. It starts by raising silkworms. Silk fibres are combined into silk thread. The thread can then be turned into yarn or woven into silk cloth or the woolen clothes.

2. Moriculture: Moriculture may be defined as the process in which mulberry plants are cultivated for the feeding of silk moth.

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