POTENTIAL OF MULBERRY (MORUS-ALBA) BIOMASS

Energy, employment, and environmental protection are the three major i ssues in the developing country like India. Biomass is an environmenta lly acceptable resource and could solve all these three problems. Mulb erry (Morus alba) is a multipurpose plant and can play a major role in the economic development of rural as well as semi-urban areas. With t his in view, the different biological aspects and the potential of mul berry for different purposes have been reviewed here. An integrated ap proach for its total utilization has also been discussed.