Difference between cultivation and sericulture
Definitions
noun
- socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
- the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)
- the process of fostering the growth of something
- (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
- a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
Examples
Some of the most hazardous chemicals are used in the cultivation of fruit or hops.
That's about four acres under cultivation - enough to produce a total harvest last year of about 10,000 bundles.
Too frequently the stories seem to settle for, at worst, an indulgence in superficial whimsy, at best, a cultivation of the bizarre in situation and event that, at least as I read them, can't bear the weight they're asked to bear when left to provide the primary source of dramatic interest.
Definitions
noun
- raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
- the production of raw silk by raising silkworms
Examples
Dyed silk was purchased from Arab and Indian traders until sericulture was introduced on the island in the early nineteenth century.
The original focus industries were pottery, sericulture, carpentry, textiles, coconut fiber, and woven mats.
A few women expressed willingness to train in sericulture and sought the help of the Sericulture Department to market the cocoons.
