ISBN: 9788176221894    Publisher: Biotech Year of publishing: 2012     Format:  Hardcover No of Pages: 264        Language: English

This book traces the history and development of sericulture to the present times, when it has become an important industry for countries like India and China, and offers a great perspective on the industry's evolution. It also describes the sericultural process in some detail and looks at the present state of the industry. Besides providing various statistical figures, it contains many industrial facts crucial to the knowledge of the sericulture farmer. It looks at the market forces of demand and supply of silk, cost of production and selling prices, the transition of the industry from a cottage industry to a large scale one, etc. Being a comprehensive guide to the silk culture industry, it is hoped that this book proves to be highly useful for the reader interested in learning about the fabric and its developmental process. Contents Chapter 1: Mulberry Trees; Chapter 2: Silk Culture; Chapter 3: Sericulture; Chapter 4: Bombyx Mori; Chapter 5: Varieties in Silkworms; Chapter 6: Luna and Polyphemus Moths; Chapter 7: Molecular Genetics of the Silk Moth, Bombyx Mori; Chapter 8: Silk from Caterpillars and Spiders; Chapter 10: Commercial Production of Silk; Chapter 11: Biomass Gasification; Chapter 12: Project Cycle Analysis for Sericulture; Chapter 13: Scenario of Indian Silk Industry; Chapter 14: Sericulture in Rural Areas
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