This paper is published in Volume-3, Issue-4, 2017
Area
Sericulture
Author
Ameet Singh
Org/Univ
PG Department of Sericulture, Poonch Campus University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Pub. Date
23 August, 2017
Paper ID
V3I4-1175
Publisher
Keywords
Cocoons, Pupa, Reeling, Instar.

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Ameet Singh. A General Study Of Bi-Products of Sericulture, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Ameet Singh (2017). A General Study Of Bi-Products of Sericulture. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 3(4) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Ameet Singh. "A General Study Of Bi-Products of Sericulture." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 3.4 (2017). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Sericulture is an agro based industry which involves the raising of food plant for silkworm, rearing of silkworm for the production of cocoons, reeling and spinning of cocoon for the production of yarn etc. for value added benefits such as processing and weaving. Sericulture is a part-time family occupation mainly for the below poverty line poor people. Silk is an animal protein secreted by the Fifth Instar larve for spinning the cocoon. This cocoon acts as a protective covering of delicate caterpillar to pass the pupal stage inside it and metamorphosis into an adult moth.