VARIETAL NAME: 'Dai Kokusou 70' (syn. 'Nihou Kokusou 70')
Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Dai Kokusou 70' (syn. 'Nihou Kokusou 70')
Identification/ Accession n.:
IT23_00478
Ingroup:
Morus indica s.l.
Species:
M. indica (syn. M. latifolia)
Origin:
Japan
Obtained:
former Sericulture Station of Ascoli Piceno (IT)
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
Trunk colour:
Light brownish-grey
Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Greyish brown
Lenticel density:
Medium
Lenticel shape:
Round
Buds:
Bud shape:
Narrow triangular
Bud colour:
Reddish brown
Bud size:
medium
Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Leaf shape:
Lobed
Average leaf size: length (cm):
17.7
Average leaf size: width (cm)
13.9
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
1.8
Petiole range:
Short (11-20 mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Retuse
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Caudate
Leaf blade margin:
Serrate
Hairiness:
Glabrous
Glossiness:
Matte
Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Monoecious
Inflorescence type:
polygamous
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
10.6
Female infl. diameter (mm):
8.3
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
10.7
Male infl. length (mm):
32.6
Male infl. diameter (mm):
7.1
Male infl. stalk length (mm):
12.3
Polygamous infl. length (mm):
Polygamous infl. diameter (mm):
Polyg. infl. stalk length (mm):
Infructescence:
Fruit weight (g):
Infructescence length (mm):
17
Infructescence width (mm):
11
Length of peduncle:
Medium
Infructescence colour:
Black
Taste:
Infructescence shape:
Ellipsoid
Phenological descriptors
Date of bud burst (week):
Flowering date (week):
Date of infructescence ripening (week):
Uniformity of infructescence ripening:
Abundant autumn colouring (week):
Growth and yield attributes
Vigour:
Lenght (cm):
68.7
Number of lateral shoots:
n.d.
Lenght of internode (cm):
5.5
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):