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Question
Briefly explain the term Sericulture.
Solution
Artificial rearing of silkworm and getting of silk from the silkworms is called sericulture.
OR
Sericulture or silk farming is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Bombyx mori is the domesticated silk moth which is the most widely used silkworm.
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