Silk Culture

Contents: Preface. 1. Mulberry trees. 2. Silk culture. 3. Sericulture. 4. Bombyx Mori. 5. Varieties in silkworms. 6. Luna and Polyphemus moths. 7. Molecular genetics of the silk moth, Bombyx Mori. 8. Silk from caterpillars and spiders. 9. Silk industry. 10. Commercial production of silk. 11. Biomass gasification. 12. Project cycle analysis for sericulture. 13. Scenario of Indian silk industry. 14. Sericulture in rural areas. Bibliography. Index.

"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, this book proves to be highly useful for the reader interested in learning about the fabric and its developmental process." (jacket)