Abstract
Juvenile (2 year old trees) and mature hardwood (15 year old trees) cuttings of Robinia pseudoacacia and Grewia optiva were tested for their capacity to form roots. Cuttings were prepared in spring, monsoon and winter seasons and treated with different concentrations (250, 500 and 750 mg/l) of IBA and NAA. These were planted in a mist chamber maintained at 25 ± 1 °C with relative humidity > 70%. Juvenile cuttings of both species rooted significantly better than mature hardwood cuttings in all three seasons, and the age effect was more pronounced in auxin treated cuttings. The highest rooting in juvenile (83.3%) and mature (66.6%) cuttings was observed with the NAA (500 mg/l) treatment in R. pseudoacacia during the spring season. In G. optiva, IBA (250 mg/l) in the monsoon season was most effective and yielding a maximum of 80% and 70% rooting in juvenile and mature cuttings, respectively. Auxin treatments also significantly enhanced the number of roots, root length, leaf number and leaf area. Statistical analysis of data revealed that interactions between age, season and treatments were significant at P < 0.05 level for R. pseudoacacia and non-significant for G. optiva.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Ahuja M.R. and Libby W.J. 1993. Clonal Forestry. Springer, Germany, I-II.
Anonymous, University Horticulture and Forestry, Department of Tree Improvement and Biology, Solan, H.P., India 1983. Annual Report.
Barrette R.P., Mebrahtu T. and Hanover J.W. 1990. Black locust: a multipurpose tree species for temperate climates. In: Janick J. and Simon J.E. (eds), Advances in New Crops. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Chauhan P.S. and Sehgal R.N. 1982. Propagation of forest trees by stem cuttings. In: Khosla P.K. (ed.), Improvement of Forest Biomass. Pragati Press, New Delhi, pp. 155-159.
Davis J.M. and Keathley D.E. 1992. Micropropagation of Robinia. In: Bajaj Y.P.S. (ed.), Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry Vol. 18. Springer-Verlag High Tech and Micropropagation II., pp. 25-39.
Duguma B. 1988. Establishment of stakes of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.)Walp. and Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit. Nitrogen Fixing Trees Res. Rep. 6: 6-9.
Foster G.S., Campbell R.K. and Adams W.T. 1984. Heritability, gain and C effects in rooting of Western hemlock cuttings. Can. J. For. Res. 14: 628-638.
Gupta R.K. 1993. Multipurpose Trees for Agroforestry and Wasteland Utilization. Oxford & IBH publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 562 pp.
Haissig B.E. 1982. The rooting stimulus in pine cuttings. Comb. Proc. Inter. Plant Prop. Soc. 32: 625-638.
Huntley J.C. 1990. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black locust. In: Burns R., Honkala M. and Barbara H. (eds), Silvics of North America. Hardwoods Agric. Handb. 654 Vol. 2. US Deptt. Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington, D.C., pp. 755-761.
Kanwar K., Khosla P.K. and Rana R.K. 1997. Micropropagation of thornless / nearly thornless Robinia pseudoacacia: an analysis of production cost. Ind. J. For. 20: 248-250.
Leakey R.R.B., Chapman V.R. and Longman K.A. 1982. Physiological studies for tropical tree improvement and conservation: factors affecting rooting initiation in cuttings of Triplochiton sceleroxylon. For. Ecol. & Mgmt. 4: 53-66.
Lundquist R. and Torrey J.G. 1984. The propagation of Casuarina species from rooted stem cuttings. Bot. Gaz. 145: 378-384.
Luukkanen O. 1996. Seedling biotechnology of tropical trees. In: Sangwanit U., Thaiutsa B., Puangchit L., Thammincha S., Ishii K., Sakurai S. et al. (eds), Proceedings of the International Workshop of Bio-Refor. Published BIO-REFOR, Bangkok, Japan, pp. 5-10.
Mebrahtu T. and Hanover J.W. 1989. Heretibility and expected gain estimates for traits of black locust in Michigan. Silvae Genetica 38: 125-130.
Muralidharan E.M. and Mascarenhas A.F. 1995. Somatic embryogenesis in Eucalyptus. In: Jain S.M. (ed.), Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. II. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Angiosperms, Netherlands, pp. 23-40.
Nanda K.K. 1975. Physiology of adventitious root formation. Ind. J. Pl. Physiol. 18: 80-87.
Negi S.S., Pal R.N. and Ehrich C. 1979. Tree fodders in Himachal Pradesh (India). An introduction to six most common fodder trees in H.P. State of India and their feeding value to cattle. German Agency Technical Cooperation (QTZ), E. Shborn, Federal Republic of Germany.
Puri S. and Khara A. 1992. Influence of maturity and physiological status of woody cuttings: Limits and promises to ensure successful cloning. Ind. For. 118: 560-572.
Puri S. and Shamet G.S. 1988. Rooting of some social forestry species. Int. Tree Crops 5: 63-70.
Puri S. and Swamy S.L. 1999. Geographical variation in rooting ability of stem cuttings of Azadirachta indica and Dalbergia sissoo. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 46: 29-36.
Puri S. and Verma R.C. 1995. Mass propagation of Dalbergia sissoo by cuttings: Factors affecting the rooting of cuttings. Int. Tree Crops J. 8: 151-161.
Singh R.V. 1982. Fodder Trees of India. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd, pp. 161-169.
Singh K. and Bansal G.L. 1984. A note on rooting of stem cuttings of P. deltoides in relation to sex of the mother plant. J. Tree Sci. 2: 92-93.
Snedecor G.W. and Cochran W.G. 1989. Statistical Methods. 8th edn. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.
Troup R.S. 1921. The Silviculture of Indian Trees. Clarendon Press, Oxford. I, II and III.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Swamy, S., Puri, S. & Singh, A. Effect of auxins (IBA and NAA) and season on rooting of juvenile and mature hardwood cuttings of Robinia pseudoacacia and Grewia optiva . New Forests 23, 143–157 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015653131706
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015653131706