Effects of IBA and NAA on shoot growth of cuttings of various ornamental plants in water as rooting medium

Abstract

The investigation entitled A study on effects of IBA and NAA on rooting and shoot growth of cuttings of various ornamental plants in water as rooting medium in Prayagraj at the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj during the year 2019. The experiment was laid out in factorial complete randomized design (FCRD) with 20 treatments and 3 replications. All 20 possible combinations of 4 plants (acalypha, croton, dracaena, hibiscus) and 5 chemical treatments (water, IBA @ 50 ppm, IBA @ 100 ppm, NAA @ 50 ppm, NAA @ 100 ppm). It is concluded that most suitable chemical treatment for ornamental stem cuttings was T2 (IBA 100 ppm), suitable ornamental stem cutting was P2 (croton) and interaction of ornamental stem cutting and chemical treatment was P2T2 (croton + IBA 100 ppm) among all chemical treatment combination.