Conocarpus lancifolius L. is much esteemed plant for landscape owing to its growth habit. Thus, availability of good planting material has vital importance. Plant propagation is an important practice in gardening. Looking into the importance of dam as plant the study was carried out to determine the impact of various cutting methods and IBA concentrations on its roots and survival. Two different cutting kinds (tip cutting and semi-hardwood cutting), four different IBA concentrations (300, 400, 500, and 600 mg l-1), and a control were all used in the treatment. When compared to other forms of cuttings, tip cuttings took least days for 50%sprouting (21.07 days), had the longest shoots (12.03 cm), maximum leaf area (7.93 cm2) after 60 days of planting and more leaves per cutting (5.17 and 9.60) at 30 and 60 days of planting, respectively. In contrast, IBA concentration of 500 mgl-1showed earliest sprouting (21.00 days), longest shoot (12.95 cm), largest leaf area (7.85 cm2) at 60 DAP and maximum number of leaves per cutting (5.83 and 10.10) at 30 and 60 DAP, respectively. Following a 60-day planting period, cuttings were transplanted in polybags. After three months of transplanting, tip cutting in combination with IBA at 500 mg l-1 significantly boosted height and width of plant in the North-South and East-West directions, with the highest successful plants in polybags. According to the aforementioned results, tip cutting that was submerged in a 500 mgl-1 IBA (C1I3) concentration was the best treatment.

Conocarpus lancifolius, Cutting type, Growth regulator, IBA, Vegetative propagation, Rooting

From the results of the present study, it can be concluded that tip cuttings dipped in 500 ppm IBA for 10 minutes found more effective for higher root and shoot growth with better survival as well as success of dam as plant cutting.

Mallika Sindha, S.T. Bhatt, B.M. Tandel, H.M. Patel, K.S. Solanki and Chandana Shivaswamy (2022). Effect of different Stem Cuttings and IBA on Morphology and Rooting of Damas Plant (Conocarpus lancifolius). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4a): 216-219.