"Romance of Silk" (1955) explores the rich history and intricate process of silk production in Japan. It highlights the dedication of farmers who cultivate mulberry trees to feed silk worms, ...

powered by Japan’s silkworm and silk expertise Selecting/breeding mulberry and silkworm species suited to Kenya, developing silk materials Kenya’s biological resources include mulberry trees, ...

A highly invasive tree originally from China, the white mulberry (Morus alba) was brought to the United States to begin colonial silkworm production. However, while the silkworm industry in the U ...

Once upon a time, circa 2700 BC in China, empress Xi Ling Shi was enjoying her afternoon tea under a mulberry tree, when a silkworm cocoon fell from the tree into her tea. She noticed that on contact ...