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Silk farming is commercially known as

  1. A
    Apiculture
  2. B
    Pisciculture
  3. C
    Sericulture
  4. D
    Agriculture

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Let's match the agricultural terminology definitions:
Sericulture: The commercial rearing of silkworms (Bombyx mori) for the production of raw silk fiber.

Apiculture: Rearing and management of honey bees.

Pisciculture: Commercial breeding and rearing of fish in controlled ponds.

Agriculture: The broad science of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising livestock.

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Silk farming is commercially known as
A
Apiculture
B
Pisciculture
C
Sericulture
D
Agriculture

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