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Mulberry leaf exclusively assures the
growth and development of the silkworm larvae, being considered a
complete value nutrient, so that the knowledge of its nutritional
status is of great interest. The experiment was made to study the
mulberry leaf protein value of the mulberry varieties: V1, M5, S13,
S36, and Anantha. The content of the nutritional management in
mulberry leaves, considered as the first step in the study of
nutritive value and varied according to the mulberry cultivars leaf
taken apical, medium, and coarse leaves, moisture 75–82%; crude
protein 24–56%; ash (minerals) 7–8%; and carbohydrate 12–20%. The
mulberry leaf reaffirms as a valuable nitrogenous source. The
mulberry variety V1 showed the highest nutritional content followed
by S36, M5, S13, and Anantha, comparatively among the five mulberry
cultivar.
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