EFFECT OF EXTRAFOLIATION OF BOTANICALS ON QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF MULBERRY SILK
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1999
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
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The present investigation was conducted in the year 1998-99 in
the department of Textiles & Clothing in collaboration with the department
of sericulture at the University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad. The
research was done to exploit different weeds, to know the effect of these
weeds on the quality parameters of the cocoon as well as raw silk yarn and also
to know if there is any allergic effect of the raw silk produced out of
extrapolation of Parthenium. The botanicals used for the experiment were
Parthenium hysterophorus, Tridax procumbens & Lantana Camara. Due to
the abundant availability of these weeds and also based on the earlier
studies on these weeds it was decided to use these botanicals for the present
investigation. The salient results of the research are: Among the cocoon
parameters Parthenium showed better results for cocoon weight and shell
weight whereas it was Tridax as far as shell ratio was considered. Among
the silk filament parameters it was Tridax which gave better results for
denier and average filament length but it was Parthenium for average nonbreakable
filament length. For the silk yarn parameters Tridax gave best
results for winding breaks, average size, size deviation, evenness and
average neatness. Parthenium gave better results for average cleanness,
tenacity and cohesion. Lantana gave good result for elongation. In all the
parameters it was the treated group which gave best results than the
control. As far as allergy test was considered, though all the thirty subjects
irrespective of sex had sensitive skin, none of them showed any dermatologic
hazards like rashes, redness, itching or burning. The raw silk produced out of
extrapolation of Parthenium proved to be safe to manufacture the fabric.
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