IMIDA
Instituto Murciano de Investigacion y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental (IMIDA), Murcia, Spain
- M. alba ‘Balsa’
- M. alba ‘Borde negra’
- M. alba ‘Borde perejilera’
- M. alba ‘Bresciana’ (Italiana 6)
- M. alba ‘Brianzola’ (Italiana 1)
- M. alba ‘Brianzola’ (Italiana 14)
- M. alba ‘Ciaroca’ (Italiana 2)
- M. alba ‘Cine’
- M. alba ‘Cristiana Precoz’
- M. alba ‘Cristiana’
Instituto Murciano de Investigacion y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental
Curator: Ana Pagan Bernabeu, anapagan@um.es
Postal Address:C/Mayor s/n 30150, La Alberca, Spain
IMIDA in Murcia (Spain) preserves a diverse mulberry collection at the former Sericulture Station of Murcia (37.939636° N, −1.133487°). Located in an urbanised area, the collection includes 35 varieties of Morus, mainly M. alba and M. indica, originating from Italy, Spain (local varieties), and Japan, as described in the catalogue. The Italian accessions were obtained from the Experimental Sericulture Station in Padua around the 1920s, which is also approximately when the Japanese ‘Kokusou’ varieties were introduced. Overall, Italian accessions dominate, followed by Spanish and then Japanese Kokusou varieties.