Abstract

Clonal propagation studies of Embelia ribes Burm.f. (Myrsinaceae) by treating semihard and hardwood stem cuttings for  inducing rooting using various hormones are presented. Standardisation of air layering techniques are also provided as part of the propagation studies. The plants of 6-8 year old has resulted in maximum rooting of 80% in semihard wood cuttings treated with IBA at 1000 ppm and air layering success was also found to be 70% with that of same concentration. The clonal propagation methods standardized through stem cuttings and air layering in this species is a first report and it can be an ideal propagation techniques for its mass multiplication for conservation and sustainable utilization of this rare species.

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