Success rate of different ornamental cuttings based on different growing media

Abstract

The investigation entitled “Succes Rate of Different Ornamental Cuttings Based on Different Growing Media” in Allahabad at the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Allahabad durung the year 2018. The experiment was laid out in Factorial complete randomized design (FRBD) with 27treatment and 3 replications. All 27 possible combinations of 9 plants (Ixora, Hibiscus, Crape jasmine, Croton, Java Fig tree, Acalypha, Bougainvillea, Golden shower, Clerodendron) and 3 rooting media (soil, sand, soil + sand). On the basis of the results obtained from the present investigation, it is concluded that most suitable rooting medium for ornamental stem cuttings was M2 (sand), suitable ornamental cutting was P6 (Acalypha) and interaction of rooting media and ornamental cutting was P6M2 (Acalypha + Sand) among all rooting medium combination.