THE POSTIMPERIAL NEUROSIS IN THE FIRST FIVE NOVELS OF WILLIAM GOLDING

Abstract

The present study indicated ericulture as a major cottage industry of the inhabitants of Kokrajhar district which is mostly carried out by the farmers as part-time occupation which helps in improving the livelihood and economy of the society. It was also found that the host plants along with certain environmental factors like temperature and humidity had a major impact on the growth, biochemistry as well as on the immunological responses of the silkworm, S. ricini. The unavailability of quality host plants was one of the major drawbacks for sustainable ericulture and overall silk production. The present study indicated that the use of available secondary host plants during the scarcity of primary host plant could help the farmers to carry out ericulture throughout the year and increase its productivity in producing silk and its value-added products. The performance of the S. ricini reared on Manihot esculenta (Sample T), Gmelina arborea (Sample G), Heteropanax fragrans (Sample K) and Carica papaya (Sample P) was found to be comparable to the economic parameters of the silkworms rearing using the host plant, R. communis (Control).