Call for Papers : Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2024, Open Access; Impact Factor; Peer Reviewed Journal; Fast Publication

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Role of iba and phb on success of cuttings of fig cv. brown turkey

In order to study the role of IBA and PHB on success of cuttings of fig cv. Brown Turkey an investigation was conducted at the nursery of Department of Horticulture, Khalsa College, Amritsar during 2016-2017. Ten treatments were used comprising of IBA (500, 750, 1000 ppm), PHB (500 ppm) by slow dip, IBA (2000, 3000, 4000 ppm) and PHB (750, 1000 ppm) by quick dip method along with control. The results of investigation indicated that IBA (3000 ppm) with quick dip proved to be the best in terms of minimum days to first sprouting (13.66), maximum sprouting percentage (77.77%), survival percentage (73.33%), rooting percentage (71.10%), number of roots per cutting (36.99), root length (28.12cm), fresh weight of roots (1.86g), dry weight of roots (0.70g), number of shoots per cutting (5.33), average shoot diameter (0.57cm), shoot length (16.2cm), fresh weight of shoots (52.39g), dry weight of shoots (20.35g), number of leaves (17.08) and total leaf area (299.61cm2).

Author: 
Amarjeet Kaur, Kuljeet Kaur and Amanveer Kaur
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