Preliminary Studies on the Rooting Response of <i>Schefflera arboricola</i> through Juvenile Shoot Cuttings

S. Nautiyal; Rakesh Prakash; Niteesh Kumar

doi:10.36808/if/2015/v141i7/73876

Preliminary Studies on the Rooting Response of Schefflera arboricola through Juvenile Shoot Cuttings

Authors

S. Nautiyal Plant Physiology, Botany Division Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
Rakesh Prakash Plant Physiology, Botany Division Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
Niteesh Kumar Plant Physiology, Botany Division Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2015/v141i7/73876

Keywords:

Schefflera arboricola, Rooting Response, Juvenile Shoot Cuttings, Evergreen Shrub.

Abstract

The rooting of juvenile shoot cuttings of Schefflera arboricola was studied during summer months 2013. Only one rooting hormone that is IBA in two concentrations i.e.2000 and 4000 ppm were applied to see the effect of rooting hormone. Maximum 65% rooting was observed in IBA 4000 ppm followed by 40% in IBA 2000 ppm and minimum 20% rooting recorded in control (Untreated cuttings).

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