Rooting trials conducted with stem cuttings of Mesua ferrea L., an important medicinal tree gave encouraging results after pre-treatment with auxins such as IAA, IBA and NAA. Among these IBA 100 ppm was proved to be the best, comparatively. Plants raised vegetatively showed remarkably better initial growth than the ones raised from seeds.
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Manuscript Published on 01 December 2001
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