• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.143-147
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• 2002

Studies on the interrelationship between biological yield and harvest index, and their association with shoot rearing were carried out in 9 promising mulberry genotypes, which indicated significant variations among genotypes. Biological yield had close association with leaf yield components indicating that they are inter-related for higher productivity in mulberry, Biological yield revealed highly significant positive correlation with important leaf yield components. However height of the longest branch showed negative correlation with biological yield. Genotypes with higher biological yield associated with low ratio of stem weight to leaf weight and high Harvest index on dry weight basis are to be selected for shoot rearing. Biological yield recorded on fresh weight basis had less impact on the present study in comparison to dry weight basis.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.228-233
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• 2002

In order to exploit as a new functional decocted beverage, chemical components, antioxidative and antimicrobial activities young stems of mulberry(Morus alba) were surveyed. The proximate composition was composed of crude fiber 51.12%, ash 13.46%, total sugar 10.38%, crude fat 9.10% and crude protein 5.01%. The P(295.9 mg%) was the highest mineral found in young stem of mulberry and Ca 289.6 mg%, K 209.6 mg%, Na 58.3 mg%, Mg 45.0 mg% and Fe 4.6 mg% in that order. Free sugars was composed of glucose 1.08%, galactose 022%, sucrose 0.20% and fructose 0.16%. Eight fatty acids in stem of mulberry were identified and the major fatty acids were linoleic acid(46.10%), palmitic acid(27.84%) and linolenic acid(10.85%). Among the 17 amino acids detected, total amino acid was 2,450.5 mg% and proline(313.7 mg%) was the most predominant. Methanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction showed stronger activity of the hydrogen donating activities, each of 77.24% and 80.08%, respectively. The methanol extract from young stem of mulberry showed the strongest antimicrobial activities to Bacillus subtitis and Bacitus cereus. Chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions from methanol extract of young stem showed a inhibition zone of 9.0∼19.0 ㎜ in diameter against pathogen bacteria.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.1657-1662
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• 2004

The forage potential of mulberry (Morus alba) was evaluated under Malaysian conditions. The yield and nutrient composition of plant fractions of mulberry (whole plant, leaf and stem fractions) were determined at four harvest stages, namely, 3 (W3), 5 (W5), 7 (W7) and 9 (W9) weeks in a randomized block design. The study was conducted over a 9-month period to assess the persistence of the crop to repeated harvests. Fresh and dry matter (DM) yields of all plant fractions increased significantly (p<0.01) with increasing intervals between harvests, with highest DM yields at W9. The leaf to stem ratio declined significantly (p<0.01) from 5.2 (W3) to 0.9 (W9), indicating predominance of the stem fraction with advancing maturity. The nutritional composition of plant fractions was also significantly influenced (p<0.01) by advancing plant maturity at harvest. Crude protein (CP), ash and the metabolisable energy content of plant fractions declined significantly (p<0.01) from W3 to W9, while there was a corresponding significant increase (p<0.01) in the acid detergent fibre, neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent lignin. From this study it was concluded that the optimum stage to harvest the whole plant is 5 weeks, which is a compromise between yield, nutrient composition (CP and fibre components), and the annual number of cuts, with good crop persistence to repeated harvests. Fresh mulberry whole plant can provide a valuable supplemental source of nutrients to poor quality basal diets.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.289-294
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• 2002

This study attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of function of Wax Ground for obesity and the related disease of adult people can be developed by the combination of the 17 food materials screened in this study. The experiments using Sprague-Dawley male rats show that seventeen kinds of food material inhibited the increase of body weight gain, energy intake, fat pads weight, liver triglycerides content, atherogenic index, and blood glucose concentration induced by cafeteria diet. Oral administration of wax gourd decreased most body weight gain, energy intake, fat pads weight, and blood glucose concentration. Liver triglycerides content was the lowest in the group administered mulberry stem extract and the group administered pine leaves showed the lowest atherogenic index. The combined administration of wax gourd, mulberry stem extract and pine leaves improved more the obesity and related symptoms than the individual administrations.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.109-113
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• 1995

Effects of sulfur application on mulberry growth and soil chemical properties were examined in mulberry trees grown in a green house. Mulberry graftages were planted in Wagner pots and sulfur was applied at the levels of 0, 30, 60, or 120 kg/10a. Mulberry stem growth increased by 3.2 cm at 30 kg/ha than at 0 kg/ha sulfur application. Stem growth, however, decreased by 3.7 cm with the application of sulfur higher than at 60 kg/10a. Soil pH changed by the application of sulfur. With the application of sulfur at 120 kg/10a, soil pH decreased by 3.0. Temporal changes in the effective from sulfur content in soil indicated that sulfur dissolved between 4 to 10 days after application in the soil. Content of moisture and chemical components in mulberry leaves was also affected by the application levels of sulfur. Moisture, total-N, No3-N, K, and S content decreased, but F and Ca content increased with the application of sulfur lower than at 60 kg/10a. With the application of sulfur higher than at 60 kg/10a, P, S, and K content increased.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.37-38
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• 1977

Since 1972 a series of experiments were conducted to reveal physiological function and biological activities involved in rooting of mulberry cuttings, and the behaviour of ether extractable growth control substances in leaves and stens. Measurements were made on various mulberry varieties for respiration of cuttings, suitable size for the production of cuttings, change of rootability of cuttings with growth of cutting shoots after cutting date, rooting tests on the green beans with ether leaf extract and ether stem extract, and rooting effect of cutting by NAA treatment. (omitted)

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.93-106
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• 2003

Soilborne diseases pose a serious problem for mulberry cultivation during nursery plantation and established gardens, which cause severe loss in revenue generation of mulberry growers as compared to foliar diseases. Various soilborne diseases affect mulberry. Among them, root knot and root rot affect the established plantation resulting in severe loss in leaf yield apart from deterioration in leaf quality, which is a pre-requisite in successful sericulture to get the good quality of cocoons. Besides, stem-canker, cutting rot, collar rot and die-back, affect the initial establishment and survivability of mulberry plantation in nursery. The problem is difficult to handle, due to the complex nature of the diseases and also involvement of various biotic and abiotic factors. This is compounded by the occurrence of disease complex (especially nematode ＋ soilborne pathogenic microbes) in established mulberry gardens, which facilitates quick spread of the disease and enhance the plant mortality, resulting substantial loss in leaf yield. Therefore, prevention and timely control measures need to be taken up to protect the mulberry plants from different soilborne plant pathogens. In this review article, symptomatology, epidemiology, disease cycle and control measures of soilborne diseases of mulberry are discussed.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.101-105
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• 1997

Most of the mulberry saplings in Korea have been produced by grafting. But the production of mulberry sapling by this method is very complex process and requires high level of technique and two years to produce saplings. Therefore, to develop the mulberry sapling production system by softwood cutting method which is suitable for mass production, several conditions on rooting and growth of cuttings were investigated. The rooting ability of cuttings varied according to mulberry varieties, showing the highest rooting ratio of 93.3% in cultivar of Shingwangppong. Of different soil texture as for rooting media, the clay was found to be the best; other media decreased in order as follows; sand, sand loam and vermiculite. The shading ratio by 70% with polyethylene film showed the highest rooting ratio of the cuttings. Optimum day of cutting was around 50th day after sprouting, whereas the ratio of stem thicker than 7mm at the base of saplings in diameter was highest at 44th day.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.101 no.4
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• pp.635-639
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• 2012

The present study was initiated to find out the insect vector of mulberry dwarf phytoplasma. Among the collected insects from mulberry cultivation region, the sucking insects (Hishimonas sellatus, Bothrogonia japonica and Balclutha punctata) were selected for transmission of mulberry dwarf phytoplasma. Sucking insects, H. sellatus and B. punctata successfully transmitted phytoplasma to healthy seedling mulberry and periwinkle plants by inoculation-feeding. Typical dwarf symptom was observed in mulberry tree, but very slender twigs on stem and formatted small leaves were found on periwinkle plants, which are typical witches' broom symptoms. The phytoplasmas were detected in all samples exception sucking insects B. japonica using phytoplasma universal primer pair R16F2n/R2.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.79-84
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• 1990

To make clear the changes of the amount of reserve substances in the bark of stem and root of mulberry graftages after planting, studies were carried with mulberry graftages classified into three groups of 7.0-7.9mm, 9.0-9.9mm and 11.0-11.9mm in diameter of stems at 3cm above their base. The results obtained were as follow : 1. The dry weight of stem and root bark gradually decreased with growth of new shoots till about five weeks after planting, and from then it increased. 2. The duration of new shoots growth depending on the reserve substance was limited for 6-7 weeks after planting. In no fertilized group, the length of new shoots increased up to 6-7 weeks, form then decrease. 3. Dry leaf yield three weeks after planting was found to be no difference in the same diameter of saplings between with and without fertilization. 4. The content of chlorophyll in the leaves was higher in thicker group and in fertilized group than thinner and no fertilized one, respectively. 5. There was no difference in the amount of carbohydrates of the bark of stem and root among the stem diameters. There was a transient increase in the amount of total sugar in the bark of stem and root in the first three weeks after planting, followed by gradual decline up to five weeks. The amount of reducing sugar in the bark of stem and root increased both in fertilized and in no fertilized group up to three weeks after planting, and then it decreased. There was a gradual decline in the content of starch in the bark of stem and root both in fertilized and in no fertilized group up to five weeks after planting, followed by gradual increase.