APPLICATION OF INDEX SCORING METHOD FOR SELECTION OF MULBERRY GENOTYPES

Abstract

In mulberry (Morus spp.) which is sole food plant of silkworm, breeding objectives are mainly
concentrated on qualitative and quantitative improvement of foliage in contrast to fruit trees. With
a view to select potential parents, 60 accessions of mulberry from diverse origin were evaluated for
propagation, foliage yield and quality parameters. In the present study, for selection of promising
genotypes, index scoring method was used where the index values are determined by Euclidian
distance. Based on index values, 10 genotypes were selected as potential parents over checks.