Production Technology for the Wild Berberis lycium Fresh Mass Production in Control Chamber at Low Altitute Area
Production Technology for the Wild Berberis lycium Fresh Mass Production in Control Chamber at Low Altitute Area
Tahseen Ullah* and Noorul Amin
ABSTRACT
Berberis (Berberis lycium L.) locally know as Kora in hilly area of upper Swat is an important medicinal plant. An investigation to find out the effect of rooting hormones and types of stem cutting on the rooting of Berberis (Berberis lycium L.) was conducted at Horticulture Research Institute, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan during the year 2016-2018. The experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Design, with two factors i.e. three different level of indole butyric acid (IBA 2000, IBA 4000 and IBA 6000 ppm) and three types of cutting (Soft wood, Semi Soft wood and Hard wood cutting). The basal ends of the cutting were immersed in the desired strength of the IBA. After treating the cuttings with solution they were planted in raised beds and covered with plastic sheets to maintain the humidity in the experiment plots. Types of stem cutting and IBA concentration have significantly affected (at P≤0.05) the sprouting %, survival %, sprout weight, dry leaves weight, leaf area, root diameter, chlorophyll content, sprout diameter, fresh root weight, number of branches, shoot length and root length while the days to bud sprouting, fresh leaves weight and number of roots have non-significantly affected by IBA concentration and types of stem cutting. The results had shown that sprouting percentage was highest (99.33 %) in hard wood cutting while minimum sprouting (20 %) in soft wood cutting treated with IBA 6000 ppm while highest survival rate of 85.23% in soft wood cutting, highest sprout weight of 14.37 g, highest shoot length (30.8 cm) and maximum number of branches (6) was found in hard wood cutting treated with IBA 6000 ppm while maximum fresh root weight (4.2267 g), maximum root length (32.75 cm) and highest root diameter (2.49 mm) in hard wood cutting treated with IBA 4000 ppm. Therefore, hard wood cutting with IBA 4000 ppm is recommended for the propagation of Berberis lycium from cutting.
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