BACKGROUND Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent) is a dioecious tree native to East Asia and mainland Southeast-Asia, introduced prehistorically to Polynesia as a source of bark fiber by Austronesian-speaking voyagers. In Oceania, trees are coppiced and harvested for production of bark-cloth, so flowering is generally unknown. A survey of botanical records of paper mulber...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a metabolic disease prevalent worldwide in all age group of people. The source of diabetes is due to an oxidation process that can produce free radicals. An increase in oxidative free radicals in the body is reported to be one of the several causes of diabetes. The best remedy to combat oxidative stress is the use of antioxidants, which inhibit and scavenge free radicals....

The growth dynamics and phenolic content of mulberry (Morus sp.) fine roots (<1 mm diameter) were determined and examined in relationship to rhizosphere remediation of recalcitrant soil contaminants. Root turnover measurements of rhizotron-grown plants showed that 58% of the fine roots produced during a 6-month growing season (June-November) died at the end of the season. The concentration of p...

Silkworm Bombyx mori is an important economic insect and also a tool to convert leaf protein into silk. The industrial and commercial use of silk, the historical and economic importance of production and its application in all over the world finely contributed to the silkworm promotion as a powerful laboratory model for the basic research in biology. The mulberry leaf is the only important sour...

Since a plant miRNA (miR168) cross-regulating a mammalian transcript was reported, miRNA-mediated cross-kingdom communication has become one of the most compelling but controversial topics. In the present study, we used silkworm and mulberry, which is a model for studies on the interactions between the insect and its host plant, to address whether miRNA-mediated cross-kingdom communication is a...

The silkworm, Bombyx mori L. is a monophagous insect and consumes only mulberry leaves during larval stage of its life cycle. The performance of silkworm such as growth, reproductive potentiality and quantum and quality of cocoon production depends on nutrient composition of food, which includes both absolute and relative amounts of proteins, amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, sterols, water, ...

Mulberry is an important crop for the sericulture sector because they are main source of nutrition silkworms. Sericulture practice raising silkworms to produce silk, which a valuable and opulent textile in many industries. primary food silkworms, hence availability quality mulberry crucial industry. Therefore, development improved varieties essential enhancing silk production. Attempts were mad...

the co-inoculation of mulberry with phosphate solubilizing micro-organisms, nitrogen fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhiza has influenced its macronutrient uptake through leaf. the data revealed that maximum nitrogen (484.12 kg /ha) , phosphorus (59.83 kg /ha) and potassium (244.61 kg/ha) uptake through leaf has taken place due to co-inoculation treatments as compared to the un inoculated t...

Mulberry (Morus spp.) is a multipurpose tree that worldwide planted because of its economic importance. This study was to investigate the likely consequences anticipated future elevated CO2 (eCO2) on growth, physiology and nutrient uptake nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) potassium (K) in two most widely cultivated mulberry multicaulis Perr.) varieties, QiangSang-1 NongSang-14, southwest China. A po...

UNLABELLED Aims/Introduction:  The glucose analogue, 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ), found in mulberry (Morus alba) leaves, is a promising α-glucosidase inhibitor. We evaluated the effect of the ingestion of mulberry leaf extract with enriched DNJ content on postprandial hyperglycemia in subjects with impaired glucose metabolism. MATERIALS AND METHODS   In study 1, we carried out a randomized, doub...