Question: The formula for a balanced salt solution of mineral elements for plant growth was given by? (IFFCO 2022)
Options:
Rearing of fishes
Rearing of silkworm
Rearing of birds
Rearing of cockroach
Sericulture is the practice of raising silkworms for the production of silk. It involves the cultivation of mulberry trees (the primary food source for silkworms), the rearing of silkworms, and the harvesting of silk from their cocoons.
📌 Other Options Explanations:
-Rearing of fishes: This is known as pisciculture or aquaculture.
-Rearing of birds: This is known as aviculture or poultry farming.
🔑Key Points:
-Sericulture is related to the rearing of silkworms.
-Sericulture is an agro-based industry.
-It involves the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.
-India is the second-largest producer of silk within the globe.
✏Silk is a fiber made up of two different proteins:
-Sericin protein
-Fibroin protein