Determination of the phenological, pomological and morphological characteristics of different mulbery species (M. alba, M. nigra ve M. rubra) grown in center district of Batman province

The aim of this study, carried out between 2017-2018, is to determine some phenological, pomological and morphological characteristics of the genotypes of Morus alba, Morus nigra and Morus rubra mulberry species grown in the central district of BATMAN. In terms of phenomic characteristics; their bud burst time was recorded as 5-15 March, and first flowering was 20-28 March, while full bloom was 13-30 April, and the start time of harvest was determined to be 25 April-18 May, in addition, the end of harvest was 28 June-10 August. The number of days lasting from full flowering till harvest was 85 -100 and the time of defoliation was recorded as 10-20 December. Concerning Pomological characteristics; fruit diameter was 10.17-20.96 mm, and length was 13.30-32.60 mm whereas fruit stalk thickness was 0.98-1.69 mm and stem length was 3.50-23.30 mm. Moreover, fruit volume was 8-40 ml, fruit density was 0.45-1.40 g/ml, and fruit weight was 0.54-4.09 g. TA (as citric acid) was also determined to be 0.27-1.11 g/100 ml, while TSSC was found to be %14.10-21.87 and PH was 4.79-7.76. As for morphological characteristics, values were as the following; the tree's estimated age was found to be 5-100 years, body height to be 1.5-4 m, body thickness to be 35-210 cm, and crown height to be 4-15 m. And crown width was determined to be 4-12 m, whereas shoot length was 8.90-18.40 cm, shoot thickness was 1.87-4.77 mm, and leaf width was 3.91-11.69 cm. On the other hand, leaf length was 6.63-15.90 cm, leaf thickness was 0.28-0.53 mm, leaf stem length was 2.28-4.80 cm and leaf shank thickness 1.39-2.98 mm. Keywords: Batman, Phenological, Pomological, Morphological.