A Status Review on the Importance of Mulberry (Morus spp.) and Prospects towards Its Cultivation in a Controlled Environment

One of the major challenges that global society is facing nowadays is finding sustainable and safe methods for crop growth and development. Besides the traditional crops cultivated worldwide (tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, strawberries, etc.), there is a general trend in the exploitation of polyvalent...

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Published in:Horticulturae 2023-03, Vol.9 (4), p.444
Main Authors: Baciu, Ecaterina-Daniela, Baci, Gabriela-Maria, Moise, Adela Ramona, Dezmirean, Daniel Severus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aeroponics
Agricultural practices
agriculture
Aquaponics
Bioactive compounds
Biological activity
Breast cancer
Cancer therapies
Cell division
Crop growth
Cultivation
Cytotoxicity
Environmental aspects
Exploitation
Farming
Food chains
Food industry
Fruit cultivation
Fruits
Hydroponics
Loam soils
Medicine
Methods
Morus
Mulberry
Nutrient content
Pesticides
Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceuticals
Physiological aspects
Phytotherapy
Potatoes
Propagation
Prostate cancer
Salinity
Sericulture
Spare parts
Tillage
Tomatoes
Vertical farming
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Summary:One of the major challenges that global society is facing nowadays is finding sustainable and safe methods for crop growth and development. Besides the traditional crops cultivated worldwide (tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, strawberries, etc.), there is a general trend in the exploitation of polyvalent plants. Mulberry (Morus spp.) faced no exception; with its undeniable proprieties, it became suitable not only to be used in the sericulture industry, but in the food chain, the pharma industry, and environmental safety. Spare parts of the plants can be used in a very wide range, starting from introducing mulberry leaves in supplements to increase the protein content of a meal to extracting biologically active compounds from fruits and roots to be used in phytotherapy. However, the outstanding proprieties of this plant come with some requirements related to space availability and watering; requirements that can be easily surpassed by using vertical farming methods, such as hydroponic, aeroponic, or aquaponic systems. The present paper aims to evaluate vertical farming techniques’ applicability to mulberry propagation in a controlled environment and their prospects for a more sustainable and safer agricultural practice.
ISSN:2311-7524
2311-7524
DOI:10.3390/horticulturae9040444