Multiplication of shisham through branch cuttings
Multiplication of shisham through branch cuttings
Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhter and Masood Amjad
ABSTRACT
An experiment was conducted at Research Nursery, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad to check the possibility of raising Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) through branch cuttings. The cuttings were prepared from one-year-old branches of resistant plus trees of Shisham having 15-20 year age and 35-40 cm diameter from different places of district Faisalabad. These cuttings were collected during January-February. The length of cuttings was kept uniform as 23 cm with a thickness of 10 mm. The cuttings were treated with bleach with 1:4 ratio for half hour to disinfect them from any pest/pathogen infestation. Auxins used were Indole Acetic Acid (IAA), Indole Butyric Acid (IBA), Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) and other commercial rooting hormone (powder form) with different concentrations and combinations. It has been researched out that true to type Shisham tube plants can be produced vegetatively through the application of rooting hormones, which are fit for field planting with in a period of 4 months. NAA with a concentration of 100 mg/l among the other rooting hormones proved to be more economical for production of these true to type tube plants. These tube plants showed promising growth in the field with more than 80% survival.
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June 2005
Vol. 55, Iss. 2
