Cultivation of silkworms to produce silk is known as:

Pisciculture

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Apiculture

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Sericulture

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Horticulture

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Solution

The correct option is C Sericulture
Sericulture is the cultivation of silkworms. The cocoons produced by the silkworms are treated with hot air, steam and boiling water to obtain the silk strands.

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