Improvement of abiotic stress adaptive traits in mulberry (Morus spp.): an update on biotechnological interventions.

ABSTRACT: Mulberry (Morus spp.), being an economically important tree, is cultivated in China, India, Thailand, Brazil, Uzbekistan and other Countries across the globe, for its leaves to feed monophagous mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori). The sustainability of silk industry is directly correlated with the production and continuous supply of high-quality mulberry leaves. In India, it is cultivated on large scale in tropical, sub-tropical and temperate regions under irrigated conditions for silkworm rearing. Drought, low temperature, high salinity and alkalinity, being experienced in widespread areas, are the major abiotic stresses, causing reduction in its potential foliage yield and quality. Further, climate change effects may worsen the productivity of mulberry in near future, not only in India but a

SUBMITTER: Sarkar T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5494030 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature