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- Title
PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES AND THEIR EFFICACY RATE IN PROSOPIS CINERARIA (L) DRUCE -- A MULTIPURPOSE TREE OF CHOLISTAN DESERT, PAKISTAN.
- Authors
RAFAY, M.; ALI, M. Y.; ABDULLAH, M.; MALIK, Z.; RIAZ, U.; ABID, M.; FAROOQI, M. A.; AKHTAR, S.
- Abstract
The present work is an effort to determine the best and easiest method of producing plant of Prosopis cineraria from branch cutting. The root initiating hormones IBA were used for vegetative propagation of Prosopis cineraria. The results of this research well help in reducing the size of shoot being used in vegetative propagation. It will also reduce the plant genotypic variability and will help to ensure increased germination percentage by determining the best dose of root initiating hormones and different cutting sizes. Sprouting percentage is very important to predict the behavior of the tree if any species is to be propagated by asexual method of shoot cutting. Overall 15.24 cm cutting at open air was found best (2.38 C) in all the treatments, but it sprouted maximum in growth regulator IBA (3.71 A). Production of more number of leaves is also an important factor in determining the fodder value of the plant. Under the individual factor highest number of leaves (4.21 A) was produced by the 15.24 cm cuttings with IBA and least was produced by the 5.08 cm cutting in open air. The number of leaves produce was higher in 10.16 cm cuttings with (3.44 A) in polythene sheet compared to open air. Plant height showed its peak value (2.21 A) in 15.24 cm cutting with provided IBA and least height (1.23 C) was noted in 15.24 cm cutting without growth regulator. The second peak value was observed (1.78 B) in 5.08 cm cutting followed by (1.75 B) in 10.16 cm cutting. Root length indicated its peak value (2.18 A) in 15.24 cm cutting with provided IBA and least height (1.19 B) was noted in 15.24 cm cutting.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; CHOLISTAN Desert (Pakistan); MULTIPURPOSE trees; VEGETATIVE propagation; GROWTH regulators; MESQUITE; DESERTS; FODDER crops
- Publication
Applied Ecology & Environmental Research, 2020, Vol 18, Issue 2, p2463
- ISSN
1589-1623
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15666/aeer/1802_24632474