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Semi-hardwood cuttings rooting of peach tree 'Okinawa' under effect of lesion and indolebutyric acid

In search of more efficacious techniques in peach plant propagation, this research was aimed at verifing the effect of the lesion and different concentrations of indolbutiric acid (IBA) on rooting of semi-hardwood cuttings rooting of the 'Okinawa' peach. A randomized design was used arranged on a 2 x 5 factor with 4 repetitions and 8 cuttings for plot. Two types of cuttings were used (with and without lesion in the base) and five concentrations of IBA (0; 500; 1000; 1500 and 2000mg L-1). After 60 days from the beginning of the experiment, it was verified that the base injury leads to an increase in the percentage of root cuttings and in the number of roots per cuttings. In the semi-hardwood propagation of 'Okinawa' peach, the best results were observed for cuttings with lesion that were treated with IBA in concentrations ranging from 1500 to 2000mg L-1.

Prunus persica; propagation; stake; growth regulator


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