Rootability of some mulberry cultivars

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Horticulture, Agriculture, Ain Shams, Cairo, Egypt

2 Hort. Dept., Fac. Agric., Ain Shams Univ.

3 Horticultural Crops Technology. Dept.,National Research Centre

4 Dept. of Hort, Faculty Agric., Ain Shams University, Shoubra Al-Khaima. Po.Box 68, 11241 , Hadaek Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract

The Red and White Pakestanian mulberry cultivars and Baladi mulberry trees were propagated by using medium hardwood cuttings prepared in (November, December and January) and treated with the growth regulator IBA and NAA (0ppm, 2000ppm– 4000ppm- 6000ppm) during 2020 and 2021. The hardwood cuttings treatment was planted in wooden frames inside the greenhouse in cultivation medium consisting of peat moss and sand 1v:3v. Data showed that Baladi mulberry cultivar gave the highest values of rooting Percentage while the White Pakestanian gave the highest values for number of roots per cutting. Concerning growth regulator treatments, IBA at 6000 gave the highest significant number of roots per cutting followed by NAA at 6000 ppm. The interaction between the two studied factors, the highest rooting Percentage was found by NAA at 6000 ppm for Baladi and White cultivar. While the highest values of root number and root length were resulted by IBA at 6000 ppm followed by NAA at 6000 ppm for Baladi and White mulberry cultivar. C/N ratio in Baladi and White cultivars cuttings were highest in hardwood cuttings prepared in November. While the values of C/N ratio in Red mulberry cultivar cuttings were highest in hardwood cuttings prepared in January.

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Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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Available Online from 04 January 2024

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