Silk
SILK
Silk is produced by several insects like silkworms but generally only the silk of moth caterpillars has been used for textile manufacturing. There has been some research into others types of silk. Which differ at the moleculor level silk is produced mainly by the larvae insects. Several kinds of wild silk which are produced by caterpillars other than the mulberry silkworm have been known and used in China South Asia and Europe since ancient days. However the scale of productions was always far similar than for cultivated silk. There are several reasons for this. Commercial silks originate from reared silkworm pupae which are bred to produce a white color silk thread with no mineral on the surface.The pupae are killed by either dipping them in boiling water.
Silk has a long history in India It is known as Rosham Eastern and North India and Pattu in South India. India is second largest producer in the world after China. India is also the largest consumer of silk in the world. About 97 percent of of the raw mulberry silk comes from five Indian staes namely Andhra pradesh,Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir Tamilnadu and West Bengal.Silk City Ramnagara and Mysore contribute to a majority of silk production in Karnataka. Muga, Eri pat silk,Muga Golden Silk are produced by silkworms that are native only to Assam. Silk garments and sarees produced in Kancheepuran ,Pochampally,Dharmavaram, Arani are famous for all over world.
In Tamilnadu mulberry cultivation is concentrated in Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, and Darmapuri districts. Mulberry is the only food for silkworms. This mulberry crop gives us money by silkworms. Coimbatore some places cultivated here. Pollachi and udumalpet we have to see some mulberry lands.Nowadays due to rainfalls it is failure to cultivate here. Tamilnadu sericulture department helps farmers to develop sericulture. Also helps the people to improve silk manufacture. Silk threads from silkworms are produced by some people and this threads transported to many places such as Kancheepuram and more places. Silk sarees and cloths produced by this silk threads.
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