Study of root characters, leaf yield and yield components of mulberry under high and low soil moisture

Abstract

Root characters, leaf yield and yield components of five mulberry varieties in
relation to soil moisture i.e. well-watered, water- stress and water logging was
studied in pot condition. Lower root length with higher dry weight were observed
in the well-watered plants, on the other hand, shorter root length with lower dry
weight was in the waterlogged plants compared to the water-stressed plants. Wellwatered plants had the highest, water-stressed plants had the lowest and
waterlogged plants had the intermediate values for plant height and fresh stem
weight. All the leaves of the waterlogged plants were shed at 90 days after
planting. The water-stressed plants had higher shoot-root ratio followed by the
well-water and waterlogged plants.