Sericulture

[swanand]

Can anyone send me the detail infromation on sericulture?

Thanks . . . .

[kirti s]

Dear Sir

Sericulture is an agro-based industry. It involves rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk, which is the yarn obtained out of cocoons spun by certain species of insects. The major activities of sericulture comprises of food-plant cultivation to feed the silkworms which spin silk cocoons and reeling the cocoons for unwinding the silk filament for value added benefits such as processing and weaving.

India enjoys the unique distinction of being the only country in the world to produce all four varieties of silk viz. mulberry, tasar, eri and muga. Muga is produced only in India.
India ranks second in the world, after China in silk production especially mulberry silk. Madhya Pradesh ranks 3rd in non-traditional states of India.
Sericulture sector is next to Handloom sector in generating employment.
Silk is an export oriented product and is exported to more than 50 countries like USA, U.K., Italy, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Some European and Asian countries are main buyers of Indian silk. Exports for 2004-05 touched an all time record of Rs.2879.56 crore.


Regards

Kirti

[formosa]

Originally Posted by swanand

Can anyone send me the detail infromation on sericulture?

Thanks . . . .

Hi! Dear Friend:
『Sericulture is a trpical agriculture.』
If you can get selkworms you also need to grow trees of mulberry first.
than starts the sericulture: selkworms are Indoor cultures , make the temperature about 75-85F. (You may grow them better).And trees are tropical trees.
If you get cocoons from selkworms, which need to culture them with leavies of mulberry trees.

[kirti s]

Dear Sir

Traditionally, bamboo equipment have been used in sericulture. Baskets for gathering mulberry leaves, trays for feeding leaving to larvae, mountages for production of cocoons, trays for cocoon storage, stifling baskets for steaming of cocoons and some woven mats are the main uses of bamboo in sericulture. There are other minor uses in production of silk. Average requirement of these items per ha of mulberry is summarized in the table below.

Naturally grown species of bamboo mostly used in South India consist of a) Medri – Dendrocalamus strictus which is common in the deciduous forest zone which is dominant in the state
b) Dowga – Bambusa bambos growing in moister zone of peninsular India and
c) Marihal or Shame – Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii which is common in farms and homesteads in Konkan region.
Two other species commercially available are
i) reed bamboo – Ochlandra travancorica in Kerala state and
ii) reed bamboo – Ochlandra talbotti available in the moist pockets in western ghats. These two species are also used in weaving, but have little application in sericulture industry.

Regards

Kirti

[roshkamat]

Dear Sir,
Pure Chemical Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Shri Durga Biotech And Kamat Chlorotech are three companies which have provided various inputs and necessary equipments to the farmers in South India and are also authorized and licensed by the Central Silk Board of India for their products.
These companies have been in this field for the past 20 years and are extensively willing to help farmers across the country.
for further details contact Rohit Kamat

[kailasamurthy]

Originally Posted by swanand

Can anyone send me the detail infromation on sericulture?

Thanks . . . .

contact me

[shailu]

greetings
where do you intend to start?contact local kvk ,in Maharashtra govt is giving information &also conducting lectures too.
Some planting material you can collect from before monsoon ends.
ManyThanks
shailu
Mumbai

[agriventures]

Dear Sir,
If you are located in Maharaqshtra, Directorate of Sericulture can provide all the assistence required. Othervise all States have their Dept. Or Directorates. You can also contact Central Silk Board, Banglore.
Contact persons in Directrate of Sericulture Maharashtra are:
Capt. Dr. Kalantri, Directer.
Dr. Jadhav,S.D.O. & P.R.O. Mb. 91+9822701925
Dirt. Of Sericulture,
Sut Girni Compound, Umred Road, NAGPUR, (M.S.)