Multiplication of mulberry varieties through semi hard wood cuttings in arid region
Keywords:
immature fruits, slow-growingAbstract
Mulberry (Morus sp.) is an underutilized fruit plant of tropical to subtropical province and native to south west Asia to China. Genus Morus comprises about sixteen species of deciduous nature. This fruit plant is fast-growing when young, but soon become slow-growing. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple and often lobed and serrated on the margin. Inflorescence catkin and fruit type is a multiple, immature fruits are green or pale yellow. The fruits of the species alba are greenish yellow when ripe and nigra/rubra, turn dark purple or black and have a sweet flavour when fully ripe.
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