The Mulberry Tree Returns to Villa Caprile for the National Tree Day: Pesaro’s Silk History Revived
On the occasion of the National Tree Day (November 21), a mulberry tree was planted on the agricultural estate of the "A. Cecchi" High School at Villa Caprile, marking an important gesture of historical and environmental ...
11th International BACSA Conference – CULTUSERI 2025
All is ready to welcome the participants of the 11th International BACSA Conference, CULTUSERI 2025, titled: “Traditional Knowledge on Silk: Good Practices Exploitation for Cultural, Creative Industries and Touristic Aim ...
Participation of the ARACNE team from University of Maribor at the International Conference “Polyphenols Applications 2025”
The University of Maribor ARACNE team participated in the international conference Polyphenols Applications 2025, held from 2–3 October 2025 in Malta (https://www.polyphenols-site.com).This year’s conference focused on t ...
New Publication in Scientific Data, a journal of Nature publishing group: Multiomics Analysis of the Silkworm Cocoon Shell
Multiomics analysis of the Silkworm cocoon shellPanagiota Fragkou, Ioannis Martakos, Georgia Rouni, Demetrios Vasilakos, Evangelos Koutsoukos, Alesssio Saviane, Silvia Cappellozza, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Marios G. Kostak ...
Students of the IIS “Antonio Della Lucia” Agricultural High School Visit Esapolis Museum
On Wednesday, October 8, the students of class 4AT from the “Antonio Della Lucia” Technical Agricultural School in Feltre visited the Esapolis Museum as a reward for their project.The class won the school competition for ...
Excursion of Slovenian Silk farmers to Swiss Silk Association
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From Mulberry Trees to Silkworms: CREA’s Activities Featured on TeleChiara
On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21, TeleChiara's agricultural news programme broadcasted a report in which Silvia Cappellozza, responsible of the CREA's Sericulture Laboratory of Padua presented an overview of the activities o ...
Back-to-School Celebration: Children and Families Discover Silkworms in Padua
On Sunday 21 September, a festival was held at a school complex in Padua to mark the start of the new school year. The complex comprises nine primary and secondary schools. Around 300 children and their parents attended ...
Climate and Farming Practices Influence Protein and Phenolic Content in Mulberry Leaves in Slovenia
Members of the Department of Botany and Plant Physiology at the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, kindly invite you to read our newly published scientific article entitled: “Local Climate a ...
From Cocoon to Jewel: The Renaissance of Venetian Silk at the Palladian Villa
The D'orica company, one of the Aracne partners, uses a small and restored Nissan reeling machine to process the cocoons produced by farmers in the Veneto region, creating silk and gold jewellery. On 16 September 2025, a ...