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Websites
• www.karnataka.gov.in/kssrdi/documents/2019/tender%20KC.pdf
• www.tnau.ac.in/
• www.csrtimys.res.in/
I. Course Title
: Silk Technology-I
II. Credit Hours
: 1+1
III. Course code
: SER 514
IV. Why this course ?
Sericulture is an agro based industry, which concentrates on production of quality
leaf, cocoon and raw silk. The raw silk production by reelers from different
machineries plays an important role in fabric production. Therefore, cocoon is
considered as raw material for silk reeling industry which has to be processed by

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adopting recent techniques in all aspects of reeling that aim at quality raw silk
production. The knowledge on recent techniques serves as an effective tool in
reeling cocoons which throws light to produce competitive technical man power in
processing of raw material. Hence is this course.
V. Aim of the course
The course is designed to make the students to get acquainted with activities in
different reeling units operated both in private and government sectors. These
activities will help in learning all techniques of silk reeling for quality raw silk
production. In addition, they get knowledge on responsibilities of reeling units on
management of labour and exploitation of reeling waste generated for by-product
utilization.
Organisation of course:
No.
Blocks
Units
1
Cocoon as raw material
I
Physical characteristics
II
Commercial characteristics
2
Transaction of cocoons
I
Defective cocoons
II
Cocoon marketing
3
Steps in silk reeling
I
Cocoon stifling
II
Cocoon cooking and brushing
III Cocoon reeling
IV Re-reeling
V
Reeling water
4
Silk testing and examination
I
Different methods of silk examination
II
Silk testing and grading
5
Post reeling technology
I
Doubling, twisting and weaving
II
Marketing of raw silk.