Introduction Sericulture, or silk farming, is the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk. Species of silkworm Mulberry silkworm Tasar silkworm Muga silkworm Eri silkworm Oak silkworm Giant silkworm History Types of silk Tasar Eri Mulberry Muga Life cycle Advantages Uses Diseases Pebrene Grasserie Flacherie Muscardine Production of silk India Research Institutes Artificial production In vitro culture of embryo Tissue culture media- Grace’s medium Cell line production Nutrition production