CREA
Centro di Ricerca per l’Agricoltura e Ambiente, Padova, Italy
- M. alba ‘Florio’
- M. indica (syn. M. multicaulis var. planifolia) ‘Gosho Erani’
- M. alba s.l. ‘Grisetto’
- M. alba s.l. ‘Hayate Sakari’
- M. alba s.l. ‘Herati’
- Morus alba x M. rubra ‘Hicks fancy’
- M. alba s.l. ‘Ichinose’
- M. alba x M. rubra ‘Illinois everbearing’
- Morus sp. ‘Indiana’
- M. indica (syn. M. multicaulis var. planifolia) ‘Kasuga’
Centro di Ricerca per l’Agricoltura e Ambiente (CREA-AA), Padova
Director: dr. Silvia Cappellozza, silvia.cappellozza@crea.gov.it
Curator: dr. Gianni Fila, gianni.fila@crea.gov.it
Postal Address: Via Eulero 6a, 35143 Padova, Italy
The collection and experimental field of the Laboratory of Sericulture of CREA-AA, in Padua (latitude 45.399080, longitude 11.834279), extends over about two and a half hectares, conserving more than 70 varieties of mulberries. The varieties originate from Italy, France, Spain, China, Japan, and Brazil. The collection comprises 50 varieties belonging to the ingroup M. alba s.l., 14 varieties assigned to M. indica s.l., three varieties M. rubra cf. or hybrids between M. alba and M. rubra. The most widely cultivated varieties (> 20 trees) are ‘Florio’, ‘Morettiana’, ‘Kokusou 20’, ‘Kokusou 21’, ‘Ichinose’, ‘Arancina’, ‘Limoncina’, and ‘Restelli’.