Members of the Department of Botany and Plant Physiology at the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, kindly invite you to read our newly published scientific article entitled:
“Local Climate and Cultivation Practice Shape Total Protein and Phenolic Content of Mulberry (Morus sp.) Leaves in Sub-Mediterranean and Sub-Pannonian Region of Slovenia.”
The article was published in the open-access scientific journal Horticulturae, Special Issue: Horticulture from an Ecological Perspective, which covers the fields of horticultural sciences and plant science.
The authors of the article: Špela Jelen, Martin Kozmos, Jan Senekovič, Danijel Ivajnšič, Silvia Cappellozza, and Andreja Urbanek Krajnc, investigated the influence of local climate and pruning practices on the total protein and phenolic compound content in mulberry (Morus sp.) leaves in the Sub-Mediterranean and Sub-Pannonian regions of Slovenia.
The results of the study show that local climatic conditions and agronomic practices significantly affect mulberry leaf quality, particularly the content of phenolic compounds, known for their antioxidant properties, and total protein content, which is crucial for silkworm nutrition.
The study emphasizes the importance of local bioclimatic factors and pruning practise in relation to the desired content of nutritionally important metabolites, while also highlighting the potential for diverse uses of the mulberry tree.
The research presented in the article is part of broader studies on the genetic diversity of mulberries, conducted under the ARACNE project (Advocating the Role of silk Art and Cultural heritage at National and European scale, GA101095188), which aims to revive silk heritage in Europe and promote the innovative use of mulberry trees for cultural, environmental, and economic purposes.
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We warmly invite you to read it!
