Title: Effect of planting media and IBA concentration on rotting ability of stem cutting of Ligustrum ovalifolium.
Abstract: This study was carried out in the Agricultural College/ Salahalden University during the period between 1st March, 2010 to 1st August, 2010, to investigate the effect of planting media (sand, sand: loamy soil, and mixture of sand: loamy soil: peat moss) 1:1:1 by volume, and IBA concentrations (0, 1000, 2000, 3000) mg.l -1 on rooting ability of stem cuttings of Ligustrum ovalifolium . The results show that the mixture of sand, loamy soil, peat moss is significantly superior than other media and give the highest values of roots number 7.45 root/plant, roots dry weight 0.33 g/plant, shoots number 3.92 shoot/plant, leave number 11.00 leaf/plant, and vegetative dry weight 3.76 g/plant while the best rooting percentage 64.63% is obtained in cutting which are planted in peat moss and the longest root is for cutting which are planted in sand media. The 2000 and 3000 mg.l -1 IBA causes significantly increase in rooting percentage 68.92, 68.42%, longest root 3.41, 3.36 cm, roots dry weight 0.31, 0.31 g, leave number 9.67, 9.56 leaf/plant when comported with the other concentration. In the other hand the 3000 mg.l -1 is significantly superior in roots number 5.91 root/plant, shoots number 3.92 shoot/plant, and vegetative dry weight 2.82 g/plant. The interaction between planting media and IBA concentrations case significantly variance in all rooting and shooting parameters and the highest values are for cutting treated with 2000, 3000 mg.l-1 and planted in deferent media.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-12-02
Language: en
Type: article
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