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Morus nigra

Description
Life formtreePhysiologydeciduous, single stem
HabiterectCategoryfruits & nuts, medicinals & aromatic
Life spanperennialPlant attributesgrown on large scale

Ecology
OptimalAbsoluteOptimalAbsolute
MinMaxMinMaxSoil depthmedium (50-150 cm)shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.15251038Soil texturemediumheavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)70015003004000Soil fertilityhighmoderate
Latitude20-4060Soil Al. tox
Altitude --- --- -3000Soil salinitylow (<4 dS/m)low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH5.574.38.3Soil drainagewell (dry spells)well (dry spells)
Light intensityvery brightvery brightvery brightcloudy skies

Climate zonetropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc)Photoperiodshort day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest-5Killing temp. early growth-1
Abiotic toler.Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
MinMax
Product. systemCrop cycle180330
Cropping systemSubsystemCompanion speciesLevel of mechanizationLabour intensity

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Uses
Main useDetailed useUsed part
food & beveragevitaminsfruits
food & beveragemineralsfruits
animal food (feed)vitaminsleaves
animal food (feed)mineralsleaves
non-vertebrate foodvitaminsleaves
non-vertebrate foodmineralsleaves
materialdye/tanninleaves
materialpaperbark
materialtimber woodbark
medicinaldigestive system applicationsfruits
medicinalblood system applicationsfruits
medicinalsensory applicationsfruits
medicinalblood system applicationsleaves
medicinalsensory applicationsleaves
medicinalblood system applicationsstems
medicinalsensory applicationsstems
environmentalliving fenceentire plant
environmentalwindbreakentire plant
environmentalshade & shelterentire plant
environmentalornamental/turfentire plant