CREA
Centro di Ricerca per l’Agricoltura e Ambiente, Padova, Italy
- M. indica (syn. M. multicaulis var. planifolia) ‘Kayriou Nezumigaeshi’
- M. indica (syn. M. multicaulis var. planifolia) ‘Kayriou Rosou’
- M. alba s.l. ‘Kayriou-Wase-Jumonji’
- M. indica (syn. M. bombycis) ‘Kenmochi’
- M. indica (syn. M. latifolia) ‘Kokka’
- M. indica (syn. M. latifolia) ‘Kokusō 20’
- M. indica (syn. M. latifolia) ‘Kokusō 21’
- M. indica (syn. M. latifolia) ‘Kokusō 27’
- M. alba s.l. ‘Korin’
- M. alba s.l. ‘Lhou’
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’.