Information Package / Course Catalogue
Scientific Principles of Sericulture
Course Code: ZZO515
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Information will be given about scientific principles of silkworm breeding

Course Content

Silkworm's history, biology, breeding techniques, factors affecting cocoon quality, raw silk, disease and pests, mulberry cultivation

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding of silkworm biology, physiology and genetic characteristics
2.Ability to understand the preservation methods of silkworm eggs, breeding and hybrid egg production stages
3.Ability to understand and implement production methods for high cocoon yield
4.Ability to recognize silkworm diseases and pests
5.Ability to recognize and care for mulberry varieties suitable for sericulture
Recommended or Required Reading
1.De Sarker Dilip, 1998. The silkworm: Biology, genetics and breeding, Distributors, UBS Publishers; 1st edition (1998), 338 pp.
2.Kumar, S.N., Singh, H.& Bindroo, B.B. 2016. Silkworm Breeding and Genetics. Dominant Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd.
3.Şahan, Ü. 2011.İpekböcekçiliği (İpekböceği Yetiştirme ve Islahı, Koza Üretimi, Ham İpek, Yumurta Üretimi, Hastalıklar ve Dut Yetiştirme) Dora Yayınları, Bursa, ISBN: 978-605-4118.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Historical development of silkworm
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Sericulture's economic importance in the World and Turkey, production and consumption
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Biology and physiology of the silkworm
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Silkworm breeding techniques, incubation and hatching
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Factors affecting the development of silkworm
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Mountage, harvesting of cocoon and environmental conditions in mountage
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Physical and commercial properties of cocoon, classification of cocoons
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Cleaning and disinfection of rooms and materials where silkworm breeding will take place
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Breeding and hybrid egg production, preservation of silkworm eggs (Application: Feeding and care of first-old silkworm larvae)
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Care and feeding (Application: Feeding and care of third-old silkworm larvae)
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Silkworm diseases and pests (Application: Feeding and care of fourth-old silkworm larvae, applying lime against diseases)
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Silk thread extraction from the cocoon, Raw silk, structure, classification and properties of silk thread (Application: Feeding and care of silkworm larvae at the age of five, applying lime against diseases)
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Silkworm egg production (Application: Preparation of hanging materials, cleaning and dilution of insect hens, feeding)
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Mulberry varieties, characteristics and harvesting of mulberry leaves (Application: Preparing the insects for hanging, determining the insects that will start to weave cocoons and placing different hanging materials)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142142
Lecture - Practice140121
Assignment215030
Laboratory25010
Final Examination117017
Board Examination132032
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)152
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
2
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026