mulberry varieties

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WELCOME
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SER 105 MULBERRY SILKWORM REARING(21)

• Submitted to
• Dr. S. Susikaran
  Asst.
  professor(sericulture)

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HIGH YIELDING VARIETIES IN MULBERRY
PRESENTED BY
M. BALA KRISHNAN 2016009002
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Do you know about mulberry?

• Mulberry is a tree, but in worms basis it is
  maintained a shrub.
• It is under moraceae family.
• There are 15 mulberry species in our country.

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V1(VICTORY1)

• Characteristics of V1 variety
• Year of recommendation1997
• Erect and fast growing variety with large,
  unlobed, dark green leaves.
• Leaves are succulent and thick with high moisture
  content (78).
• ParentageS30xC776

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V1(VICTORY1)

• Leaf moisture content varies from 75-78 for
  chawki rearing.
• It is irrigated condition and suitable under
  optimum condition.
• It is a high yielding varieties in mulberry with
  the yield of 60 MT/ha/year
• Chromosome number 2n2x28

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G4 VARIETY (GENERATION)

• It is a variety found suitable under irrigated
  conditions.
• Fast growing and high branches with grayish with
  short internodes.
• Leaves are dark green, unlobed,cordate,.
• It is high rooting capacity(gt90)
• Parentage Morus multicalis x S13
• Recommended forlate age silkworm rearing.
• Leaf yield55-62MT/ha/year

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S54 VARIETY

• Bushes open spreading type, branches simple,
  rough, grayish green with short inter nodes.
• Leaf simple, unlobed, alternate, smooth and
  coriaceous.
• This variety gives up to 20 higher leaf yield
• The leaf yield is about 46MT/ha/year.
• The moisture retention capacity of leaf is low.

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S36(SELECTION)

• it is selfed seeds of Berhampore local variety by
  chemical mutation.
• It shortly inter nodes, semi-erect and medium
  branching with grayish pink colour.
• Leaves are cordate, pale green with smooth
  surface.
• It is suitable for young age silkworm rearing.
• It is high moisture content(80) in mulberry
  varietie
• Leaf yield is about 40-45MT/ha/year.

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G2 VARIETY

• Parentage M.multicolis x S34
• Quick sprouting after pruning.
• Inter node distance4.50 cm
• Moderately resistant to leaf rust and spot.
• Leaf surface smooth, dark green, slightly wavy.
• High rooting capacity(gt85)
• High larval weight after 1st moulting.
• Chawki leaf yield is about 33.5.
• Leaf yield 40-45MT/ha/year.

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VISWA (DD or DHERADOON)

• Is a selction from the collections of doon
  valley.
• It is a open pollinated hybrid seedlings.
• This variety has good sprouting and rooting (80)
  and fast growing enable to 5-6 harvests in year.
• Leaves are unlobed, large, dull green in colour.
• Leaf yield 40-45MT/ha/year.
• The moisture content is 74.
• Tolerant to leaf rust, leaf spot and powdery
  mildew.

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MR2 (MILDEW RESISTANT)

• This variety is resistant to powdery mildew
  disease caused by Phyllactinya corylea
• It is very popular variety in Tamilnadu.
• It is one of open pollinated hybrid selections
  from exotic mulberry varieties.
• This variety is good in rooting, leaf yield and
  growth.
• It is rated high nutritional leaves.
• Leaf yield30-35 MT/ha/year.

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