VARIETAL NAME: 'Italiana 12' (A. Mazzeto)

Taxonomical and basic information

Varietal name:
'Italiana 12' (A. Mazzeto)
Identification/ Accession n.:
ES24_00819, Italiana 12
Ingroup:
Morus alba s.l.
Species:
M. alba
Origin:
Italy
Obtained:
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Morphological characteristics

Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
248
Trunk colour:
Greyish brown
Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Medium brown
Lenticel density:
Sparse
Lenticel shape:
Elliptical
Buds:
Bud shape:
Ovate
Bud colour:
Reddish-Dark brown
Bud size:
small
Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Predominantly alternate spiral
Leaf shape:
Simple
Average leaf size: length (cm):
13,7
Average leaf size: width (cm)
10,8
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
2.9
Petiole range:
Medium (21-40mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Retuse
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Acuminate
Leaf blade margin:
Serrate
Hairiness:
Glabrous
Glossiness:
Glossy

Reproductive structures

Sexual dimorphisem:
Dioecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
12.6
Female infl. diameter (mm):
8.1
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
10.3
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):
6.7
Infructescence:
Fruit weight (g):
1.9
Infructescence length (mm):
19.5
Infructescence width (mm):
13.2
Length of peduncle:
short
Infructescence colour:
Yellowish white
Taste:
Sweet
Infructescence shape:
Globose

Phenological descriptors

Date of bud burst (week):
13
Flowering date (week):
Date of infructescence ripening (week):
Uniformity of infructescence ripening:
Abundant autumn colouring (week):

Growth and yield attributes

Vigour:
Lenght (cm):
80
Number of lateral shoots:
n.d.
Lenght of internode (cm):
2.5
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):