Research Article | Published: 01 June 2012

Effect of different plant growth regulators on rooting in cuttings of khair (Acacia catechu Willd.)

Vishnu Kanwar Solanki, M. U. Kukadia, S. R. Patel and M. B. Tandel

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 19 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 89-92 | 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2012-MH6E59 | Cite this article

Abstract

The investigation was carried out on Effect of different plant growth regulators on rooting incuttings of Khair (Acacia catechu Willd.) during March-2009 to June-2009. The investigation included tentreatments in Complete Randomized Design (CRD) comprising of 113A, NAA and their combination each @ 250, 500 and 750 mg-1 along with control. The planting media was sand, soil and vermicompost in 2:1:1 ratio. Thecuttings were planted in black polyethylene done during the spring season. The stem cuttings were of 20-25 cm length and 1-1.5 cm thickness from the uniform hardwood cuttings. The results revealed that application of Auxins @ IBA 500 mg-1 proved the best treatment for better obtaining rooting percentage (53.52), number of main roots (3.78), length of longest root (4.27 cm), fresh and dry weight of roots (1.52 and 0.91 gm) and survival percentage (75.00) of rooted cuttings as compared to control. However, IBA 250 mg·treatment was found best for thethickness of longest root per rooted cuttings (0.21 cm).

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Solanki, V.K., Kukadia, M.U., Patel, S.R. and Tandel, M.B., 2012. Effect of different plant growth regulators on rooting in cuttings of khair (Acacia catechu Willd.). Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 19(2), pp.89-92. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2012-MH6E59

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Manuscript Published on 01 June 2012

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