Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The present investigation was conducted to study the effect of different rooting media and IBA concentrations on rooting and growth of hardwood stem cuttings of fig (Ficus carica L.). The experiment was laid out in a Factorial Completely Randomized Design (FCRD) with two factors comprising four levels of rooting media and four levels of IBA, resulting in 16 treatment combinations, with four replications. Observations were recorded on shoot, and root parameters at different intervals. The results indicated significant differences among the rooting media, IBA concentrations and their interactions for several growth and rooting parameters. The combination of soil+ cocopeat+ sand + vermicompost (1:1:1:1) ratio with IBA 1000 ppm concentration recorded superior performance with respect to first sprouting (10.75 days), number of leaves(12.81), survival (84.43%), number of roots (17.62), root length (16.10 cm). The study revealed that the appropriate combination of rooting medium and IBA concentration can improve rooting and establishment of hardwood stem cuttings in fig.
Institution: Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204079076