Effect of auxins and light on rooting stem cuttings of Populus nigra Salix tetrasperma, Ipomea fistulosa and Hibiscus notodus in relation to polarity

Nanda, K. K. ; Purohit, A. N. ; Kochhar, V. K. (1969) Effect of auxins and light on rooting stem cuttings of Populus nigra Salix tetrasperma, Ipomea fistulosa and Hibiscus notodus in relation to polarity Physiologia Plantarum, 22 (6). pp. 1113-1120. ISSN 0031-9317

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Abstract

The apical and basal ends of stem cuttings of Populus nigra, Salix tetrasperma, Ipomoea fistulosa and Hibiscus notodus were treated with 10 mg/l solutions of IAA and IBA for 24 hours and were planted either erect or inverted both in light and dark. Observations for the number of cuttings that rooted and the roots produced on them were recorded at weekly intervals. In Salix, Ipomoea and Hibiscus rooting was more on cuttings planted erect, while in populus it did not differ much with the manner of planting. The reduced rooting in inverted cuttings may be ascribed to the low level of endogenous auxin at the apex due to polar transport. An exogenous application of auxins enhanced rooting on inverted cuttings. In dark, roots on Populus and Salix cuttings were produced both above and within the rooting medium. The weak polarity of these two plants may be due to the potential root primordia reported in their stem. The formation of callus occurred on the top of Populus cuttings whether planted erect or inverted but it differentiated into branches on erect cuttings only. In those planted in an inverted position the callus failed to differentiate in spite of the application of kinetin, auxins, TIBA, coumarin and sucrose, and dried ultimately.

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