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Sericulture Sericulture, or silk farming, is the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied Silk is a natural

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Sericulture




Sericulture, or silk farming, is the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied
Silk is a natural protein fibre, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fibre of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons<br>
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SILK WORM – TYPES There are five major types of silk of commercial importance, obtained from different species of silkworms which in turn feed on a number of food plants
Except mulberry, other varieties of silks are generally termed as non-mulberry silks. India has the unique distinction of producing all these commercial varieties of silk
Mulberry



The bulk of the commercial silk produced in the world comes from this variety and often silk generally refers to mulberry silk
Mulberry silk comes from the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. which solely feeds on the leaves of mulberry plant( Mulberry sp. Morus alba, M. indica)
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<br>
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Tasar





Tasar (Tussah) is copperish colour, coarse silk mainly used for furnishings and interiors.
Tasar silk is generated by the silkworm, Antheraea mylitta, which mainly thrive on the food plants Asan and Arjun ( Terminalia tomentosa, T. arjuna)
In India, tasar silk is mainly produced in the states of Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa, besides Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.<br>