VARIETAL NAME: 'Morettiana'
Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Morettiana'
Identification/ Accession n.:
IT23_00545
Ingroup:
Morus alba s.l.
Species:
M. alba s.l.
Origin:
Italy
Obtained:
former Sericulture Station of Ascoli Piceno (IT), 1985
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
Trunk colour:
Reddish brown
Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Reddish brown
Lenticel density:
Sparse
Lenticel shape:
Oval
Buds:
Bud shape:
Narrow triangular
Bud colour:
Dark brown
Bud size:
small
Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Leaf shape:
Simple&lobed
Average leaf size: length (cm):
11.7
Average leaf size: width (cm)
8.8
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
5.3
Petiole range:
Long (41-70 mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Retuse
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Acuminate
Leaf blade margin:
Serrate
Hairiness:
Glabrous
Glossiness:
Matte
Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Dioecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
5.8
Female infl. diameter (mm):
3.7
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
6.2
Male infl. length (mm):
Male infl. diameter (mm):
Male infl. stalk length (mm):
Polygamous infl. length (mm):
Polygamous infl. diameter (mm):
Polyg. infl. stalk length (mm):
Infructescence:
Fruit weight (g):
Infructescence length (mm):
21
Infructescence width (mm):
13
Length of peduncle:
Short
Infructescence colour:
Yellowish white
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):
70.1
Number of lateral shoots:
n.d.
Lenght of internode (cm):
3.6
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):