Rooting of Mugo pine (Pinus mugo) cuttings as affected by IBA, NAA and planting substrate

  • Shahram Sedaghathoor Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Rasht branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2438-2299
  • Saghi Kayghobadi PhD student of Ornamental plants, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
  • Yahya Tajvar Citrus Research Institute, Ramsar, Iran
Keywords: Auxin, Rooting, Pinus mugo, Propagation

Abstract

Aim of study: The effect of planting substrate and concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) hormones was studied on the rooting of mugo pine cuttings.

Area of study: The research was carried out in Rasht city, Guilan province, Iran.

Material and Methods: Both hormones (IBA and NAA) were applied at four concentrations of 0, 1000, 2000 and 4000 mg/l. Planting substrates included sand, perlite, cocopeat, sand + perlite, and sand + cocopeat (1:1).

Main results: The highest rooting percentage (55%) was obtained under the trilateral treatment a2b4c1 (sand × 4000 mg/l NAA × 1000 mg/l IBA). Sand + cocopeat was found to be the best rooting substrate.

Research highlights: It is recommended to apply sand with 4000 mg/l and 1000mg/l concentration of experimental hormones (NAA and IBA, respectively).

Keywords: auxin; rooting; Pinus mugo; vegetative propagation.

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Published
2016-07-20
How to Cite
Sedaghathoor, S., Kayghobadi, S., & Tajvar, Y. (2016). Rooting of Mugo pine (Pinus mugo) cuttings as affected by IBA, NAA and planting substrate. Forest Systems, 25(2), eSC08. https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2016252-09087
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