ISBN: 9788176221863    Publisher: Biotech Year of publishing: 2008     Format:  Hardcover No of Pages: 266        Language: English

This book has been designed keeping in mind the requirements of the amateur mulberry cultivator and gives an indepth look into the nitty-gritties of the industry. The various mulberry species have been enlisted with accounts of their descriptions, climatic requirements, soil conditions as well as their establishment, which includes land preparation, spacing, stakes and planting inter-cultivation, fertility, etc. Also information on pre and post-harvest requirements have been included. Bearing a compendious amount of knowledge regarding the cultivation of mulberry, it is hoped that this book proves to be of immense worth to the reader interested in knowing more about this process. Contents Chapter 1: Mulberry; Chapter 2: Black Mulberry (Morus nigra); Chapter 3: White Mulberry (Morus alba); Chapter 4: Red Mulberry (Morus rubra); Chapter 5: Soil Fertility Management; Chapter 6: Morphology of Mulberry Plant; Chapter 7: Mulberry Cultivation in India; Chapter 8: Mulberry Cultivation in Japan; Chapter 9: Mulberry Cultivation in Brazil; Chapter 10: Utilisation of Mulberry; Chapter 11: Mulberry in Animal Production; Chapter 12: Mulberry Cultivation and Silkworm Rearing; Chapter 13: Regional Sericulture; Chapter 14: Mulberry Dykefish Pond Model; Chapter 15: Mulberry: The Worldwide Forage
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