Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sericulture \Ser"i*cul`ture\, n. [See {Sericeous}, and
   {Culture}.]
   The raising of silkworms.

Source : WordNet®

sericulture
     n 1: raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
     2: the production of raw silk by raising silkworms