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Sericulture:, OThe word sericulture is derived from the Greek word "Sericos"., "Seri" means silk and "Cos" means culture., OThe rearing of silk worm for production of silk is called as, sericulture., OInfact, sericulture refers to the mass scale rearing of silk producing, organism in order to obtain silk., Osilk is secreted by silk gland of the silk worm and it is a fibrous, protein of insect origin., Osilk fiber consists of two types protein namely Fibroin (80%) and, Sericin (20%)., OChina ranks first in the production of silk. India is the second largest, producer of silk after china. It is also the largest consumer of silk in the, world., Oln India Karnataka is the largest producer of silk., OIndia produces all varieties of silk namely tasar, muga, mulberry and, eri silk., W Edit with WPS Office

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History of Silk, DA Chinese tale of the discovery of the silkworm's silk was by an ancient, empress Lei Zu, the wife of the Emperor., OShe was drinking tea under a tree when a silk cocoon fell into her tea and the, hot tea loosened the long strand of silk., DAs she picked it out and started to wrap the silk thread around her finger, she, slowly felt a warm sensation., OWhen the silk ran out, she saw a small larva. She realized that this caterpillar, larva was the source of the silk., OShe taught this to the people and it became widespread., Silk strand, Chinese Empress Drinking tea, Silkworm, unravels and, under a tr Edit withAOeI9ntalls, larva exposed