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This book has been designed keeping in mind the requirements of the amateur mulberry cultivator and gives an indepth look into the nitty-gritties of the industry. The various mulberry species have been enlisted with accounts of their descriptions, climatic requirements, soil conditions as well as their establishment, which includes land preparation, spacing, stakes and planting inter-cultivations, fertility, etc. Also information on pre and post-harvest ...
Mulberry is present all over the world and its unique characteristics of yield, palatability and nutritive value make it a valuable resource for improving and intensifying a variety of livestock production practices. It was one of the first domesticated forages in the world and has been the subject of intensive research in various countries over the last few decades. Since the quality of silk production is directly proportional to the quality of leaves used as ...
This book has been brought out to facilitate the reader's knowledge about the art of rearing silkworms for silk. It covers a wide gamut of the sericulture arena-beginning from the feeding of mulberry leaves to the silkworms, right upto soil finishing and its trade. Comprehensive chapters detailing each step of the sericulture process from the crux of the book, and illustrations further enrich the learning process. Also, the silk industry, its history and its ...