Effect of Indole Butyric Acid (IBA), Cow Urine and Growing Media on Root Formation in Tomato Stem Cuttings

Authors

  • Sunandini Kachru Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062
  • Pardeep Kumar Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062
  • Parveen Sharma Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062
  • Usha Rana Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062
  • S. K. Upadhyay Department of Horticulture CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062

Keywords:

IBA, Cow Urine, Tomato, Stem Cuttings, Rooting.

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study the response of growing media and various concentrations of IBA and cow urine on root parameters viz., number of days to root initiation, number of roots per cutting, root length (cm) and survival percentage of the stem cuttings (%). Root formation was significantly earlier in the cuttings treated with RH1C2G2 (RHl = IBA, C2 = 100 ppm and G2 = SoU) and CUCIGI (CU = Cow urine, Cl = 5% and G1 = SoiUess) i.e. 4.67 days than the non treated tomato stem cuttings. Maximum number of roots per cutting (27.67) and longer root length (8.73 cm) were obtained from treatment RH1C3G2 (RHl = IBA, C3 = 150 ppm and G2 = Soil). All treatments showed a significant increase in all the root parameters except survival percentage of the stem cuttings (%).

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Published

2017-06-01

How to Cite

Kachru, S., Kumar, P., Sharma, P., Rana, U., & Upadhyay, S. K. (2017). Effect of Indole Butyric Acid (IBA), Cow Urine and Growing Media on Root Formation in Tomato Stem Cuttings. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research, 43(1), 40–43. Retrieved from https://hjar.org/index.php/hjar/article/view/128443

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Volume 43, Issue 1, June 2017

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