Ahmed M. Eed * (1), and Abdullah H .A. Al-hajj (1)
(1). Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Ibb University, Ibb Governorate, Republic of Yemen.
(*Corresponding author: Ahmed M. Eed, E-mail: ahmedeed72@gmail.com)
Received:24/09/2022 Accepted:16/11/2022
Abstract:
The research was conducted at Organic Yemen Corporation (OY) greenhouses, Sana’a, Yemen within 2020 with goal of propagation of Athel trees by using three types of stem cuttings i.e. basal (bottom), middle and terminal to determine the best rooting medium and cutting type for getting the greatest rooting percentage and the best rooty and vegetative growth of rooted cuttings. The research was carried out in two independent experiments (E1; direct planting of cuttings in sand and clay medium in polyethene bags & E2; planting of cuttings under plastic tunnel in perlite medium). The research was laid out with completely randomized design (CRD) to study some root and vegetative parameters after 60 days. The results in both experiments showed significant superiority of basal cutting (86.66%-80%) against terminal cutting in rooting percentage. No significant differences were observed in the first experiment (E1) regarding number of rooted and grown eyes, but they were differed significantly in the second experiment (E2). The research proved easily probability of propagation of athel cuttings vegetatively without using rooting hormones via direct planting of cuttings in the polyethene bags with high success ratio.
Keywords: Athel, Rooting, Stem cutting, Plastic tunnel, Polyethene bags.
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