VARIETAL NAME: 'Shimanouchi'
Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Shimanouchi'
Identification/ Accession n.:
IT23_00518
Ingroup:
Morus indica s.l.
Species:
M. indica (syn. M. bombycis)
Origin:
Japan
Obtained:
former Sericulture Station of Ascoli Piceno (IT), 1985
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
Trunk colour:
Light brownish-grey
Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Yellowish brown
Lenticel density:
High
Lenticel shape:
Elliptical
Buds:
Bud shape:
Medium triangular
Bud colour:
Greyish brown
Bud size:
medium
Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Leaf shape:
Simple
Average leaf size: length (cm):
21.2
Average leaf size: width (cm)
17
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
4.7
Petiole range:
Long (41-70 mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Retuse
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Caudate
Leaf blade margin:
Serrulate
Hairiness:
Glabrous
Glossiness:
Matte
Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Dioecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
8.6
Female infl. diameter (mm):
4.7
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
10.4
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):
Infructescence length (mm):
22
Infructescence width (mm):
14
Length of peduncle:
Short
Infructescence colour:
Purple brown
Taste:
Infructescence shape:
Cylindrical
Phenological descriptors
Date of bud burst (week):
Flowering date (week):
Date of infructescence ripening (week):
Uniformity of infructescence ripening:
Abundant autumn colouring (week):
Growth and yield attributes
Vigour:
Lenght (cm):
46.5
Number of lateral shoots:
1.1
Lenght of internode (cm):
3.3
Leaf No./meter:
18.03
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):