Research Article | Published: 10 March 2019

Rejuvenation and Multiplication of Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K. Schum. (Rudraksh).

Meena Bakshi and Rakesh Prakash

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 26 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 35-38 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2019-OO3H40 | Cite this article

Abstract

Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K. Schum. (Rudraksh) has lot of therapeutic and medicinal properties. Poor seed availability coupled with low viability calls for development of alternative techniques to fulfil commercial demands. Ontogeny plays an important role in adventitious rooting of this species as mature trees do not respond to rooting. However, cuttings from rejuvenated trees after auxin treatment showed ample rooting and survival response. Among various treatments, treatment of IBA 4000ppm maintained superiority with 80% rooting in juvenile single nodal cuttings of Rudraksh.

Keywords

Rejuvenation, Multiplication, Rooting, Elaeocarpus sphaericus, Rudraksh

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Bakshi, M. and Prakash, R., 2019. Rejuvenation and Multiplication of Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K. Schum. (Rudraksh).. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 26(1), pp.35-38. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2019-OO3H40

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