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Mulberry Cultivation (Moriculture)
Mulberry can be grown under various climatic conditions ranging from temperate to tropical. Its growth depends on many climatic conditions such as temperature, humidity, rainfall etc. A temperature range of 24-28ºC, humidity range 65-80% and 600-2500 mm rainfall are optimum for the good growth of mulberry. The soil should be deep, fertile, well drained, clay loam to loam, with good moisture holding capacity. Slightly acidic (6.2-6.8 pH) soil free from injurious salts is ideal for good growth of mulberry.
Mulberry varieties
Kanva-2 (M-5), MR-2, S-36, S-1635, DD, V-1Nursery
Select 800 m2 area near water source for raising saplings required for planting one hectare of main field. Apply 1600 kg of farmyard manure. Raise nursery beds of 4 m x 1.5m size. The length can be of convenient size depending upon the slope and irrigation source. Semi-hardwood cuttings of 10 to 12 mm diameter, free from pests and diseases are selected from 6 to 8 months old well established garden. The cuttings should be of 15 to 20 cm length with 3 to 4 active buds and should have 45º slanting sharp clean cut (without splitting the bark) at the bottom end. Mix one kg of Azospirillum (AZP2 culture) in 40 l of water and keep the bottom ends for 30 minutes in it. Plant the cuttings in the nursery at 15 cm x 7 cm spacing at an angle of 45º. Ensure exposure of atleast one active bud in each cutting. Dust one kg endosulfan 4D or malathion 5D or quinalphos 1.5D to prevent termite attack. Drench the soil with carbendazim 50WP (2 g/l) or apply Trichoderma viride 0.5 g/ m2 to prevent root rot and collar rot. After weeding, apply 100 g of urea/m2 of nursery between 45 and 50 days after planting. Transplant 90 to 120 days old saplings.
Last updated: 26-4-2007
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