| The quality of the mulberry, measured by moisture in the branch, leaf and stem and by leaf nutrient composition, was evaluated in fresh material and after storage of the branches in five systems (branches depository - 24 hours, system of wet cover and immersion in water-C/I - 24 hours, C/I – 48 hours, C/I – 72 hours and C/I – 96 hours). It was used a completely randomized design, with six treatments and six replications. The moisture and nutrient composition in the mulberry leaf were maintained at levels appropriate for feeding of silkworm, as in the branches stored in depository as in systems of cover and immersion for up 72 hours. |
