What is sericulture?

What is sericulture?

• A. The production of synthetic silk fibers.
• B. The cultivation of mulberry trees for edible leaves.
• C. The industry of rearing silkworms to produce silk.
• D. The processing of wool into textiles.

Answer: (C)

Sericulture is the industry of rearing silkworms to produce silk. It involves managing the silkworms through their life cycle—feeding them on mulberry leaves, harvesting the cocoons, and extracting the silk filament from those cocoons to produce fiber. This makes it distinct from simply growing mulberry trees for leaves or from processing wool or making synthetic fibers. The term comes from sericum, Latin for silk, and it has long been central to traditional silk-producing regions.

Sericulture is the industry of rearing silkworms to produce silk. It involves managing the silkworms through their life cycle—feeding them on mulberry leaves, harvesting the cocoons, and extracting the silk filament from those cocoons to produce fiber. This makes it distinct from simply growing mulberry trees for leaves or from processing wool or making synthetic fibers. The term comes from sericum, Latin for silk, and it has long been central to traditional silk-producing regions.