the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk
Derived forms
sericultural (ˌseriˈcultural)
adjective
sericulturist (ˌseriˈculturist)
noun
Word origin
C19: via French; seri- from Latin sēricum silk, from Greek sērikos silken, from sēr a silkworm
Examples of 'sericiculture' in a sentence
sericiculture
The utilisation of fenoxicarb can represent a serious danger for sericiculture, apiculture and general biodiversity in many developing countries.
Cappellozza, L., Burlini, F. 1992, 'Effet sur le coconnage du ver à soie en Italie du Nord-est provoqué par l'emploi dufenoxicarb sur des pommiers', Tropiculturahttp://www.tropicultura.org/text/v10n4/160.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)