Sericulture and Silk Technology detailed Syllabus for Textile Engineering (Textile), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU Textile 6th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit Textile Engineering 6th Sem 2018 Scheme. For all the Professional Elective-1 subjects refer to Professional Elective-1 Scheme. The detail syllabus for sericulture and silk technology is as follows.
Course Learning Objectives:
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Module-1
Introduction to Sericulture and silk industry, Status of sericulture and silk industry in India and abroad. Mulberry cultivation practices, environmental conditions, types of mulberry, Silk worm rearing, and Environmental conditions for silk worm rearing, various methods. Chawki rearing, Late age silk worm rearing, recent developments in rearing. Seed production & Grainage activities. Diseases & pests & their control
Module-2
Different types of cocoons, Physical and commercial characteristics, sorting and testing of cocoons. Stifling of cocoons, objects, various methods: open pan, three pan, Conveyor cooking etc. Merits & Demerits of silk reeling, systems of reeling, charka, Cottage basin, multi end filature automatic reeling machine, Re-reeling, recent developments in silk reeling.
Module-3
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Module-4
Introduction to spun silk industry, Different source of waste, Sequence of operations in spun silk production, end uses of spun silk yarns. Noil yarns. Testing & grading of silk yarns. Chemical processing of silk degumming of silk fabrics.
Module-5
Dyeing of silk fabrics. Printing & finishing of silk fabrics. Recent developments in wet processing of silk fabrics, silk by-products, properties and application. Introduction to non-mulberry silks and their applications.
Course Outcomes:
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Question Paper Pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks. Each full question consisting of 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
Hand Book of practical sericulture
- S R Ullal and M N Narasimhanna Central Silk Board, India 1987
- Manuals on Sericulture Vol – I, II Various Authors FAO Publication 1976
- Hand Book of Silk Technology T N Sonwalkar Taylor and Francis 1993
- Mulberry silk Reeling Technology D. Mahadevappa, V G Halliyal, D G Shankar, Ravindra Bhandiwad Oxford and IBH publishing company Pvt. Ltd 2000
Reference Books:
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