ABSTRACT
Mulberry is cultivated for the edible fruits in many parts of the tropics and subtropics. It is cultivated in Canada, China, India, Japan, and the United States. It belongs to family Moraceae. The different species include Moms alba, M. indica, M. latifolia, M. Ihou, M. nigra, and M. rubra. The black M. nigra is well suited for higher altitudes in the tropics. Ripe fruits are eaten fresh as a dessert and also cooked as a vegetable. Tree is monoecious or dioecious, small, and with thin, ovate, serrate leaves that are often deeply lobed. Fruit bunch is syncarpous with many drupes, 2.5 to 5.0 cm long, and white, red, or pink in color. Seeds or cuttings are used for plant propagation.
