Effect of different concentrations of IBA on rooting of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cutting

Abstract

The present experiment entitled “Effects of different concentrations of IBA on rooting of pomegranate (Punica granatum l.) cuttings” was conducted at nursery, Horticulture Farm, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.), during the period of 2018-19. The present experiment was conducted to study the effect of growth regulators using four concentrations of IBA and water as control (viz, control, IBA1000, IBA1500, IBA2000, IBA2500) with three replication in a complete randomized design (CRD), under shade net condition. The study revealed that significant differences were existed among the treatments for different rooting and shooting parameters. Among the different treatments the earliest sprouting of cutting as well as significantly highest percentage of success, number of leaves per shoot, length of root, diameter of root, fresh weight of roots, and number of roots per cutting were observed in IBA 2500 ppm followed by IBA 2000ppm. However the performance of cutting in treatment control (T0) was inferior.