Application of index scoring method for selection of mulberry genotypes

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.