The present study was carried out in order to evaluate chrysanthemum cuttings rooting quality when treated with indolebutyric acid (IBA) by the powder method, at several doses, and transplanted at three different ages. Yellow Reagan 622 chrysanthemum cuttings were treated with IBA at doses of 0, 500, 1000 and 2000 ppm. Evaluations of the visual aspect and dry matter weight observations were carried out on the 10th, 12th and 14th rooting days. In addition, plants which received the same IBA treatments were transplanted after 10, 12 and 14 days of rooting, to the plant development site, where they remained until flower harvest. Under these conditions, plant lenght and dry matter weight were evaluated. Data analysis allows to conclude that: a) Chrysanthemum cutting rooting is dependent on the doses of IBA and on transplanting age. b) However, the best results are obtained with 1000 ppm of IBA. On the first stage, transplanting at the 14th day is the most effective; however, the best plant development is obtained at the 12th transplanting day.
chrysanthemum; indolebutyric acid (IBA); growth regulator; rooting of cutting
