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VOL. 11, ISSUE 3 (2026)
Effect of micronutrients on the growth and foliage yield of mulberry var. victoria 1
Authors
N Muthukumaran, P Dhanapriya, M Ramanan, T Rani, S Sudhasha, P Ahila Devi
Abstract
Sericulture is known as an agro-based cottage industry which plays an
important role in improving the rural economy. Nutritive mulberry leaf is
responsible for a successful production of good quality cocoon. Due to
deficiency of multi micronutrients in mulberry, yield can be reduced up to 50%.
The present study was carried out with an objective, to study the influence of
micronutrients on the growth parameters and the leaf yield of mulberry. Micronutrients
such as Zinc, Iron, Manganese and Copper were foliar applied to V1 mulberry.
Among nine treatments, T5 (0.5% of ZnSO4) recorded
maximum leaf length (20.36 cm), leaf area (178.13 cm2), shoot length
(170.34 cm), number of leaves/shoot (22.46), number of shoots/plant (24.89) and
ultimately enhanced the leaf yield to 57,413 kg/ha over the control (46,789
kg/ha) and maximum leaf breadth of 12.93 cm measured in T1 (0.25% of
ZnSO4). Biochemical parameters such as chlorophyll (2.58 mg/g),
total soluble proteins (18.38 mg/g), and total soluble sugars (15.87%) contents
were higher in T5.
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Pages:384-388
How to cite this article:
N Muthukumaran, P Dhanapriya, M Ramanan, T Rani, S Sudhasha, P Ahila Devi "Effect of micronutrients on the growth and foliage yield of mulberry var. victoria 1". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 11, Issue 3, 2026, Pages 384-388
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