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    Textile Fibres Silk

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    Silk is a continuous protein filament extruded by silk worms that encase themselves in cocoons. There are two main types of silk production: mulberry silk, which accounts for 80% of production, and non-mulberry silks like tassar, eri, and muga. The major silk producing countries are Japan, China, India, Italy, South Korea, and others. The life cycle of a silk worm consists of four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or pupa, and moth.

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    Silk is a continuous protein filament extruded by silk worms that encase themselves in cocoons. There are two main types of silk production: mulberry silk, which accounts for 80% of production, and non-mulberry silks like tassar, eri, and muga. The major silk producing countries are Japan, China, India, Italy, South Korea, and others. The life cycle of a silk worm consists of four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or pupa, and moth.

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    Silk is a continuous protein filament extruded by silk worms that encase themselves in cocoons. There are two main types of silk production: mulberry silk, which accounts for 80% of production, and non-mulberry silks like tassar, eri, and muga. The major silk producing countries are Japan, China, India, Italy, South Korea, and others. The life cycle of a silk worm consists of four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or pupa, and moth.

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    Silk is a continuous protein filament extruded by silk worms that encase themselves in cocoons. There are two main types of silk production: mulberry silk, which accounts for 80% of production, and non-mulberry silks like tassar, eri, and muga. The major silk producing countries are Japan, China, India, Italy, South Korea, and others. The life cycle of a silk worm consists of four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or pupa, and moth.

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    Textile Fibres : Silk

    Silk is continuous protein filament extruded by silk worm. It possesses all the desirable properties of a
    textile fibre. It is solidified protein produced by certain caterpillars which will encase themselves in the
    form of cocoon.

    DIFFERENT TYPES OF SILK


    The silk industry can be mainly classified into mulberry and non-mulberry. The non-mulberry silk
    industry consists of TASSAR, ERI and MUGA silks. Out of these four varieties the mulberry silk industry
    accounts for 80% of nations total production.

    SILK PRODUCING COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD


    Major silk producing countries in the world today are: Japan, China, Soviet Union, India, Italy, South
    Korea, Turkey, Iran, Brazil, Spain, France, Sicily, Syria and Austria.

    SERICULTURE - LIFE CYCLE OF SILK WORM


    There are four stages in the life cycle of a silk worm:
    1. Egg
    2. Caterpillar
    3. Chrysalis or Pupa
    4. Moth

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