Morus alba, known as white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry,[2] is a fast-growing, small to medium-sized mulberry tree which grows to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall. It is generally a short-lived tree with a lifespan comparable to that of humans, although there are some specimens known to be more than 250 years old.[3] The species is native to China and India[4] and is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere (including United States, Mexico, Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina, Turkey, Iran, and many others).[5][6][7][8][9][10]
The white mulberry is widely cultivated to feed the silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk. It is also notable for the rapid release of its pollen, which is launched at greater than half the speed of sound.[11] Its berries are edible when ripe.
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movement in the plant kingdom. Two varieties of Morusalba are recognized: Morusalba var. albaMorusalba var. multicaulis Cultivation of white mulberry...
flavoured, similar to the red mulberry (Morus rubra) rather than the more insipid fruit of the white mulberry (Morusalba). Mulberry fruit color derives from...
Orhan, E. (2007). "Chemical composition of white (Morusalba), red (Morus rubra) and black (Morus nigra) mulberry fruits". Food Chemistry. 103 (4): 1380–1384...
Morus indica is a member of the genus Morus, of the family of flowering plants Moraceae, commonly known as the mulberry family. As with other mulberries...
and may refer to: Morus, the mulberry genus, with several species widely cultivated in China for production of fruit and silk Morusalba, the most commonly...
Morus mongolica, also described as Morusalba var. mongolica, is a woody plant native to mountain forests in Mongolia, China, Korea, and Japan. Common...
honey-sweet. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morus macroura. Wikispecies has information related to Morus macroura. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group...
tetramer Oxyresveratrol, the aglycone of mulberroside A, a compound found in Morusalba, the white mulberry Piceatannol, an active metabolite of resveratrol found...
both members of the Fabaceae and native to the Indian subcontinent. Morusalba (white mulberry) was also introduced to the plantation and became popular...
is a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor isolated from Morusalba. Chen SK, et al. "Moracin M from Morusalba L. is a natural phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor."...
from it. It is also the aglycone of mulberroside A, a compound found in Morusalba, the white mulberry. Oxyresveratrol is a potent tyrosinase inhibitor....
Females lay small, white ova in the leaves of host plants, including: Morusalba—mulberry Prunus pensylvanica—pin cherry Salix—willow Abies balsamea—balsam...
mulberry tree, found in two species, the Black Mulberry (Morus nigra) and the White Mulberry (Morusalba), which are common in Palestine. It is in the same...
therapeutic agent limited. The biosynthesis pathway of rutin in mulberry (Morusalba L.) leaves begins with phenylalanine, which produces cinnamic acid under...
Argentina. This species is easy to raise in captivity. The larvae feed on Morusalba, Morus nigra and Fraxinus americana.[citation needed] Nuñez Bustos, Ezequiel...
(Morusalba). Park, K. M.; You, J. S.; Lee, H. Y.; Baek, N. I.; Hwang, J. K. (2003). "Kuwanon G: An antibacterial agent from the root bark of Morus alba...
Mulberrofuran G (albanol A) is a bio-active compound isolated from the bark of Morusalba. PubChem. "Mulberrofuran G". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-22...
originally lived on Morus rubra, red mulberry, which is native to North America. However, the treehopper later switched to Morusalba, white mulberry, when...
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