Sericulture and Silk Production

Sericulture and Silk Production
Author: Prabha Shekar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This book describes the stages of mulberry bush growing, silkworm egg production, silkworm rearing, silk cocoon reeling and silk fabric production. Ideal for fieldworkers, development agencies and those starting small-scale manufacture or attempting to improve or extend manufacture (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).

Silk

Silk
Author: K. Murugesh Babu
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2018-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0081025416

Silk: Processing, Properties and Applications, Second Edition, examines all aspects of silk technology, including its manufacture, processing, properties, structure-property relationships, dyeing, printing and finishing, and applications. This new edition is updated and expanded to include the very latest developments in silk production. Detailed chapters discuss silk reeling and silk fabric manufacture, the structural aspects of silk, its mechanical and thermal properties, and silk dyeing. Further chapters focus on the latest developments in terms of processing and applications, covering emerging topics, such as spider silks, non-mulberry silks, the printing and finishing of silk fabrics, and by-products of the silk industry. This book will be a highly valuable source of information for textile technologists, engineers and manufacturers, fiber scientists, researchers and academics in natural fibers or textile technology. - Offers in-depth coverage of silk production, properties and structure-property relationships - Provides an authoritative reference on sericulture, silk fabric processing and applications of silk - Expanded to include non-mulberry silks, printing and finishing of silk fabrics, and by-products of sericulture

Thirty Great Inventions of China

Thirty Great Inventions of China
Author: Jueming Hua
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 864
Release: 2020-12-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 9811565252

The book presents thirty great Chinese inventions, both ancient and modern, which are original, distinct, have made outstanding contributions and had extensive influence in China and around the globe. It also clarifies the misunderstandings and provides a clear definition and classification of the evaluation criteria for great inventions. Each invention is presented with color pictures and comprehensive discussions. The book not only offers readers the fascinating stories behind the greatest inventions of all time from China, such as the compass, paper, and tea making & planting, but also allows them to be inspired by the great Chinese inventors’ inherent spirit of innovation and creativity.

Unravelled Dreams

Unravelled Dreams
Author: Ben Marsh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2020-04-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108418287

Reveals how commodity failure, as much as success, can shed light on aspirations, environment, and economic life in colonial societies.

South Asian Ways of Silk

South Asian Ways of Silk
Author: Ole Zethner
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Sericulture
ISBN: 9789385063077

Silk has a long history in South Asia, more than 4,000 years. Today sericulture and silk production provide a livelihood to millions of people, not least tribal women. Here India dominates, being the second largest producer of silk in the world after China. The history of mulberry silk is well known and much has been written on its cultivation and production, especially by and for specialists. The scope and purpose of this volume is quite different, however. Aimed at a broader readership, it presents the diversity and complexity of sericulture and silk production across South Asia and Myanmar within a single, richly illustrated book. Significantly, it explores new directions in sericulture, and suggests alternatives to mulberry silk, which is not without environmental and ethical issues. Special attention is paid to Eri silk, similar to soft cotton and regarded as the most world?s comfortable textile. The result is a fascinating exploration of the world of silk in South Asia, a volume that will interest and intrigue silk specialists and general readers alike.

The Asian side of the world - II

The Asian side of the world - II
Author: Collectif
Publisher: CNRS Éditions via OpenEdition
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2019-08-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 2271122244

Asia and the Pacific, an immense region, both new and old, in which two thirds of the world lives. A region of superlatives, exceptions, China, continually facing disasters and risks from its past, India, a continent of its own, Japan, archipelago of the future. It is a region that is attracting global growth and becoming the centre of the world. Who could have predicted that the GDP of Asia and the Pacific would be equal to that of the European Union? And what will tomorrow bring? This compilation gives an overview of Asia's world, bringing together texts written by researchers and specialists and that have been published on Asia and the Pacific Network's website (CNRS) between 2011 and 2013. It follows the first volume published in 2011 covering the period 2002-2011. These works covering the humanities and social science recount the past, tell us of the future and illustrate the complexity of Asia and the Pacific through its flaws, strengths and challenges. They reveal the profound roots and depth of the dynamism of these new powers that could soon take over the future of humanity. Numerous researchers and academics specialising in contemporary Asia and the Pacific are bringing into light many aspects of this great and inevitable shift in the world.

Principles of Sericulture

Principles of Sericulture
Author: Hisao Aruga
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1994-06-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789054102540

Great progress has been made in the past decade in the field of sericulture research. Sericulture technique covering various aspects has also advanced greatly. Like agriculture, sericulture, as an industry, requires greater development in research and technology aimed at increased production. This text covers the complete range of subjects with current data relating to mulberry and silkworm. Particular emphasis has been laid on the basic aspects of stable crop of silkworm and various preventive measures against adverse factors. Topics covered include the sericulture industry and its future; mulberry cultivation; silkworm and its strains; silkworm eggs; morphology, physiology, ecology and genetics of the silkworm; diseases of silkworms; rearing of silkworms; cocoon; silkmoth and egg production; and utility of byproducts.