VARIETAL NAME: 'No 24'


Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'No 24'
Identification/ Accession n.:
18
Ingroup:
Morus alba s.l.
Species:
M. alba
Origin:
Bulgaria
Obtained:
1937
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
52
Trunk colour:
Greyish brown


Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Greyish brown
Lenticel density:
Sparse
Lenticel shape:
Round
Buds:
Bud shape:
Medium triangular
Bud colour:
Greyish brown
Bud size:
medium


Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Opposite decussate
Leaf shape:
Simple
Average leaf size: length (cm):
18.22
Average leaf size: width (cm)
13.06
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
1.4
Petiole range:
Short (11-20 mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Cordate
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Caudate
Leaf blade margin:
Crenate
Hairiness:
Glabrous
Glossiness:
Glossy


Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Monoecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
6.0
Female infl. diameter (mm):
5.0
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
8.0
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):
1.687
Infructescence length (mm):
23.3
Infructescence width (mm):
12.2
Length of peduncle:
Medium
Infructescence colour:
Light pink
Taste:
Sweet
Infructescence shape:
Irregular


Phenological descriptors
Date of bud burst (week):
12
Flowering date (week):
15
Date of infructescence ripening (week):
Medium
Uniformity of infructescence ripening:
Early to medium
Abundant autumn colouring (week):
Growth and yield attributes
Vigour:
Lenght (cm):
147.2
Number of lateral shoots:
19
Lenght of internode (cm):
6
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):
