Effect of indole butyric acid and types of cuttings on root initiation of Ficus hawaii
2007
Siddiqui, M.I. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Horticulture) | Hussain, S.A. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Horticulture)
The research was conducted on three different types of Ficus hawaii cuttings i.e., Softwood, Semi hardwood and Hardwood cuttings that were treated with different concentrations of Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) i.e. 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 ppm and 0 ppm (control) at Agriculture Research Institute Tarnab, Peshawar, during the year 2002. The results showed that the treatment of IBA produced significant variation while there was no significant variation among different types of cutting and in the interaction between types of cutting and IBA concentrations in all study parameters. Maximum sprouting (43.7%) leaves per plant (63), plant height (37.46 cm), shoots per plant (13), leaf area (19.33 cm2), shoot thickness (0.57 cm), root length (11.5 cm) and roots per cutting (13) were recorded in cuttings treated with 4000 ppm IBA, as compared to the minimum survival (5%), leaves per plant (7), plant height (5.33 cm), shoots per plant (1.2), leaf area (3.3 cm2), plant thickness (0.06 cm), root length (0.6 cm), and roots per cuttings (2.1) in control. In interactions, non-significant difference was observed for all parameters; however the sprouting was more (48.25%) by treating hard wood cutting with 4000 ppm IBA compared to 0% success of softwood cuttings in control. Plant height was more (42.81 cm) by treating soft wood cuttings with 4000 ppm IBA as compared to 6.0 cm of semi hard wood cuttings in control. All sprouted plants were survived.
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