Biomass Production of <I>Morus alba</I> under Different Management Practices on Degraded Bouldery Riverbed Lands of Doon Valley

Abstract

The leaf production from Morus alba L. tree is fully appreciated in the hill region for rearing silkworm. The leaf can be obtained through various management practice. Since sporadic information is available on the production of leaves under various management practices which is required for optimum sustainable production without damaging the growth of the trees, studies on Morus alba were conducted to establish a suitable prediction model of leaf and total branch wood yield under three different management practices i.e. coppicing, pollarding and lopping on bouldery riverbed soils of Doon valley. The studies showed that the third degree polynomial was found to be most suitable prediction for leaf and total branch wood in all the three management practices. The leaf production was maximum under pollarding management practice while total branch wood yield was maximum under coppicing.