Effect of IBA and Bio-Inoculants on Fig (Ficus carica L.) Hard Wood Cutting for Growth and Success

Author: Korche Pushpa, C.S. Pandey, Homeshvari, Pooja Jatav and Megha Patidar

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Abstract

An experiment entitled ‘‘Effect of IBA and Bio-Inoculants on Fig (Ficus carica L.) Hard Wood Cutting for Growth and Success’’ was carried out at Fruit Research Station, Imaliya, Department of Horticulture, JNKVV, Jabalpur between the period January 2022 to April 2022 in a Factorial Completely Randomized Design with three replications. The experiment was comprised of two factors - 5 levels of IBA i.e., (C1) IBA 0 ppm (Control), (C2) IBA 500 ppm, (C3) IBA 1000 ppm, (C4) IBA 1500 ppm, (C5) IBA 2000 ppm and Four types of growing media i.e., (M1) Normal soil, (M2) Normal soil + PSB, (M3) Normal soil + VAM and (M4) Normal soil + PSB + VAM. The result revealed that among the various treatment combinations, the hard wood cuttings treated with 2000 ppm IBA and planted in growing media having Normal soil + PSB + VAM (C5M4) proved superior with respect to minimum days taken to start sprouting (11.17 days), maximum - number of sprouts/cutting (1.95 and 4.65), number of sprouted cutting/treatment (26.13 and 27.53) at 30 and 60 DAP., shoot length (4.54, 7.37 and 16.44 cm), shoot diameter (2.58, 4.94 and 6.47 mm), number of leaves (4.86, 8.28 and 10.43), length of leaves (4.75, 10.64 and 15.00 cm), width of leaves (4.70, 9.18 and 14.29 cm) at 30, 60 and 90 DAP, success percent of cutting (84.19 and 82.22 %)at 30 and 60 DAP, fresh weight of shoot (34.80 g), dry weight of shoot (25.40 g) at 90 DAP. leaf area index (9.54 & 20.16) at 60 and 90 DAP, leaf area duration (7142.84) at 90 DAP, leaf chlorophyll content index (54.73) at 90 DAP, light transmission ratio (55.13) at 90 DAP.

Keywords

Fig (Ficus Carica), IBA, PSB, VAM, growth, hard wood cutting

Conclusion

Based on the findings of the present investigation, it is concluded that the IBA level IBA 2000 ppm (C5) proved best over the other IBA levels which significantly improved the growth and success of Fig Hard wood cutting. Among the bio-inoculants enriched growing media, the media containing Normal soil + PSB + VAM(M4) significantly performed better over the other bio-inoculants enriched growing media by improving the growth and success of Fig Hard wood cuttings. Among the different treatment combinations, IBA 2000 ppm + Normal soil + PSB + VAM (C5M4) showed superiority over rest of the treatment combinations with respect to growth and success of Fig hard wood cuttings.

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Korche Pushpa, C.S. Pandey, Homeshvari, Pooja Jatav and Megha Patidar (2023). Effect of IBA and Bio-Inoculants on Fig (Ficus carica L.) Hard Wood Cutting for Growth and Success. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(10): 278-285.