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Propagation of Ornamental Plants
9(2): 65-70, 2009

EFFECT OF IBA, TIME OF CUTTING COLLECTION, TYPE OF CUTTINGS AND ROOTING SUBSTRATE ON VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION IN
CUPRESSUS MACROCARPA 'GOLDCREST'

Georgios Vakouftsis1, Thomas Syros2, Stefanos Kostas2, Athanasios Sotirios Economou2*, Parthena Tsoulpha1, Apostolos Scaltsoyiannes1,
and Demetrios Metaxas2

1 School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University,
541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
2 School of Agriculture, Aristotle University, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece,
*Fax: + 30 2310 998679, *E-mail: econe@agro.auth.gr


Abstract
The effects of IBA (0, 3, 6 and 9 g l-1), time of collection of cutting (winter, spring, summer, autumn), type of cuttings (apical semi-hardwood, basal semi-hardwood, apical hardwood, basal hardwood), and rooting substrate (perlite and peat at ratios 1:0, 2:1, and 1:1 v/v) on rooting of cuttings of Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’ were evaluated. Application of IBA increased the percentage of cuttings which rooted, while cutting survival was similar in all IBA concentrations tested. The number and length of roots were not affected by the IBA concentration and were the same with those of the control. The highest cutting survival and rooting percentages were achieved in winter in intermittent mist, while the highest cutting survival was noticed in summer in fog. The number and length of roots per cutting were similar in cuttings collected in all seasons tested. Rooting percentages were higher for apical semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings than for basal semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings rooted in mist and in fog (only hardwood cuttings), but the number and length of roots were similar in all types of cuttings in both mist and fog. High cutting survival was observed in substrates of perlite and in a mixture of perlite and peat at 2:1 (v/v) in mist, while the highest rooting was obtained in a 2:1 (v/v) mixture of perlite and peat. Number and length of roots were similar in all rooting substrates tested in both mist and fog. Most efficient rooting (66.7-89.7%) can be achieved using apical shoot cuttings in winter treated with 6 g l-1 IBA and a rooting substrate of perlite and peat (2:1 v/v) under mist.

Key words: adventitious roots, cutting propagation, fog, mist, perlite-peat medium, rooting



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