Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Shaista Mehraj, Mushtaq Rasool Mir, Nisar Ahmad Ganie, Shakeel Ahmad Mir, Farooq Ahmad Khan and Shoukat Ara

Abstract:
Leaf yield and yield attributing parameters play an important role in improvement of mulberry quality and quantity. The present study was conducted during the spring and autumn seasons of 2021- 2022 at College of Temperate Sericulture, Mirgund, SKUAST-Kashmir. Ten superior mulberry genotypes made up the experimental material for this investigation. The 10 mulberry genotypes studied showed significant seasonal variation in leaf yield between genotypes. Goshoerami was superior in respect of leaf yield per plant (6.75 kg in spring and 7.69 kg in autumn), fresh weight of 100 leaves (520.90 g in spring and 606.91 g in autumn), internodal distance (5.46 cm in spring and 6.90 cm in autumn) and single leaf area (343.65 cm² in spring and 375.19 cm² in autumn).The highest number of shootlets (65.00) and total shootlet length per plant (2524.78 cm) in spring was recorded in Chinese white where as the highest number of branches (48.33) and total branch length per plant (6861.75 cm) in autumn was recorded in Rokokoyoso.