Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture.Hints: (i) Hints: Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves andrearing silkworms.(ii) Scientific name of mulberry is Morus alba
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The two terms related to silk production are sericulture and moriculture.
Sericulture is also known as silk farming. It is the cultivation of silkworms to produce raw silk. Bombyx mori species are generally used for the silk cultivation. In sericulture, the larvae are raised to form cocoons from which raw silk is produced.
Moriculture is the cultivation of mulberry plants which are used to feed the silkworms. Moriculture is important for the production of silk. Sericulture depends on moriculture for the food of the silkworms.
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i) silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves and silk worms.
ii) scientific name of the mulberry silk worms is moras alba. the terms related to silk production are sericulture and moriculture
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