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    Sericulture
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    Mulberry Cultivation
    Mulberry trees are grown mainly for their leaves which are the major food for silk worms. The process of growing mulberry trees involves growing and maintaining the trees, rearing silk worms and harvesting the silk. Mulberry cultivation practices Site selection. Choose a well drained site with fertile soils and good sunlight exposure for mulberry farming. […]
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    How to turn silk worm farming into a money spinner
    Silk worm only feed on leaves from one particular plant called the mulberry. In order to do silk worm farming on a large scale, you need to plant mulberry trees of different varieties on large scale.  Popular mulberry varieties The popular varieties of mulberry include Pakistan mulberry from Islamabad Pakistan which has very large fruits […]
    Duration: 04:53:00
    Complete process of silk worm farming and how silkworm cocoons are turned into silk
    Sericulture is an ancient practice that originated from china and has spread to various parts of the world. Silk worms are the larvae of silk moth and feed on the leaves of mulberry trees. Sericulture Sericulture involves careful management of silk worms from eggs to cocoon, extraction and processing. Silk worm farming begins from securing […]
    Duration: 14:56:00
    »Silkworm Rearing in India«
    »Silkworm Rearing in India« Silkworm rearing in India is an agro-industry which means combining agriculture and industry with the final product being silk. It is a labor intensive activity and it provides direct and indirect employment to a large number of people. India has a unique distinction of producing all the four varieties of silk […]
    Duration: 20:53:00
    Easy homemade organic fertilizer using worms
    Worm castings can be made on farm by setting up a vermiculture unit. In setting up a vermiculture unit, its advisable that you have a variety of carbon sources because micro organisms love feeding on carbon in all its different forms. Vermicomposting To set up a vermicompost unit, the sources of carbon can be dry […]
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    Silkworms Spin Cocoons That Spell Their Own Doom | Deep Look
    Silk What we know as silk is a long unbroken strand constructed primarily from two proteins. The inside is fibroin which is the structural centre. The outside is serisin- the glue binding it all together. The lava spins raw silk for two to three days straight. The end result is a single strand of silk, […]
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    Introduction to Sericulture
    Cycle of a Silk moth The mature silk moth lays eggs on a special paper which is then covered with tissue paper then kept in incubation chamber for about 20 days then they hatch. After the 20 days they hatch into black larvae which is then covered with fresh mulberry leaves for food for a […]

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