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Mulberry

Crop Category

Fruits

Applicable Product

Description

Mulberry is also known as Black Mulberry and is native to South Western Asia.

Morus nigra is a deciduous tree, grown for its berries and leaves.

Major Mulberry producing countries in the world are Canada, China, Cuba, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Pakistan, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, United Kingdom and USA.

The total area of Mulberry in India is around 282244 hectares

Major Mulberry producing states of India are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Urticales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Morus
Species: nigra

Economically Important Part

Berry and leaves are the most economically important part of Mulberry

Conditions for Cultivation

Mulberry cultivation thrives under various climatic conditions.

The ideal range of temperature is from 24°C to 28°C.

Mulberry grows well in places with an annual rainfall ranging from 600 to 2500 mm.

Mulberry flourishes well in soils that are flat, deep, fertile, well drained, loamy to clayey and porous with good moisture holding capacity.

The ideal range of soil pH is 6.2 to 6.8, the optimum being 6.5 to 6.8.

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic causes and Abiotic causes.
Biotic causes involves:
- Major Pesst: Mealy Bug, Leaf Roller, Hairy Caterpillar, Thrips and Jassids.
- Major Diseases: Leaf Spot, Leaf Rust, Powdery Mildew, Leaf Blight and Root Rot.
Abiotic Causes:
- Summer Scorch
- Cracking

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
Inorganic Fertilizer	Geoxol.COM	50-100 g / plant	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
Organic fertilizer after stress	Mycoxol4G	10 g per liter of water	Soil Drenching	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Deficiency of Zinc	Nutrin Zn	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Zn (less than 0.6ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Zinc deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Iron deficiency
Bud break	Nutrifight	2 g per liter of water	Foliar Application	Reduces incidence of diseases
Vegetative sprouting	Silixol	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Triggers metabolic activities
Pre flowering	CalSi-B++	1 g per liter of water	Foliar Application	Optimizes nutrient requirement
Fruit Setting	Silixol	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Reduces physiological fruit dropping
Fruit Development 2	CalSi-B++	1 g per liter of water	Foliar Application	Facilitates fruit development
Fruit Development 2	Nutrifight	2 g per liter of water	Foliar Application	Reduces incidence of diseases
Fruit Development 2	Nutrin Combo	1-2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Optimizes nutrient requirement
Fruit Development 2	CalSi-B++	1 g per liter of water	Foliar Application	Facilitates fruit development
Fruit Ripening	Silixol	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Improves quality and quantity of produce
Pruning (after harvest)	Nutrifight	2 g per liter of water	Foliar Application	Reduces incidence of diseases

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