VARIETAL NAME: 'Inesto a fruto nero' (Italiana 8 )


Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Inesto a fruto nero' (Italiana 8 )
Identification/ Accession n.:
ES24_00821, Italiana 8
Ingroup:
Morus alba s.l.
Species:
M. alba
Origin:
Italy
Obtained:
/
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
163
Trunk colour:
Greyish brown

Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Medium brown
Lenticel density:
Medium
Lenticel shape:
Round


Buds:
Bud shape:
Broad triangular
Bud colour:
Reddish brown
Bud size:
small

Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Predominantly alternate spiral
Leaf shape:
Simple
Average leaf size: length (cm):
13.0
Average leaf size: width (cm)
11.7
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
3.5
Petiole range:
Medium (21-40mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Retuse
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Acuminate
Leaf blade margin:
Crenate
Hairiness:
Midrib and veins
Glossiness:
Glossy


Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Dioecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
17.6
Female infl. diameter (mm):
10.9
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
12.7
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):
4.7
Infructescence length (mm):
31.8
Infructescence width (mm):
16.8
Length of peduncle:
medium, 10.4
Infructescence colour:
Black
Taste:
Acid
Infructescence shape:
Irregular




Phenological descriptors
Date of bud burst (week):
11
Flowering date (week):
Date of infructescence ripening (week):
Uniformity of infructescence ripening:
Abundant autumn colouring (week):
Growth and yield attributes
Vigour:
Lenght (cm):
90
Number of lateral shoots:
n.d.
Lenght of internode (cm):
2.5
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):
