How does the pH of the soil affect the growth of mulberry ?
The availability of number of plant nutrients is optimum when soil pH is in the range of 6.5 to 7.5. Extreme range of soil pH i.e., 6.0 and above 7.5 causes some of the nutrients into insoluble forms and poorly accessible to plants. This reduction in uptake of nutrients and absorption of high quantity of sodium and calcium salts, results in poor growth of the plants. Exchangeable sodium percentage of alkaline soils also affects the soil physical characteristics, biological activity and influence the growth of mulberry.
