Title: RESPONSE OF DIFFERENT GROWING MEDIA ON ROOTING AND SHOOT GROWTH OF DRAGON FRUIT CUTTINGS.
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2022-09-02
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Publisher : Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
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Abstract: A field experiment entitled “Response of different growing media on rooting and shoot growth of dragon fruit cuttings” was carried out at the Fruit Nursery Department of Fruit Science, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. Objectives of the experiment were to study effect of different composition of growing media on rooting and shoot growth of dragon fruit cuttings and to find the proper composition of growing media for better rooting and shoot growth of dragon fruit cuttings. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with five replications comprising of seven treatment combinations viz., T1-Soil:Sand:FYM, T2-Soil:Red Soil:FYM, T3-Soil:Silt:FYM , T4-Soil:Sand:Vermicompost, T5-Soil:Red Soil:Vermicompost , T6-Soil:Silt: Vermicompost with ratio of 2:1:1 and T7 was control i.e. 100 per cent Soil. All the data was recorded on various growth parameters of selected representative cuttings which were randomly used from each replication. Among different treatments, root growth parameters viz. number of root per cutting (58.2), root length (21.54 cm), root diameter (2.36 mm), length of longest root (23.66 cm), average number of roots (53.62),average length of root (20.96 cm), root volume(1.82 cc),fresh weight of root (5.18 g), dry weight of root (0.86 g) and shoot growth parameters viz. shoot length (71.48 cm), length of longest shoot (24.22 cm),shoot diameter (5.98cm), fresh weight of shoot (126.48 g), dry weight of shoot (22.28 g), number of sprout per cutting (4.46), Survival percentage (97.59%), benefit cost ratio (1:1.8) and minimum days required to first sprouting (33.2) was found in significantly maximum in treatment T5 i.e. Soil: Red Soil: Vermicompost in ratio 2:1:1 for successful propagation of dragon fruit cuttings.
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Description: A field experiment entitled “Response of different growing media on rooting and shoot growth of dragon fruit cuttings” was carried out at the Fruit Nursery Department of Fruit Science, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with five replications comprising of seven treatment combinations. The observations in respect of rooting and shoot growth parameter were recorded periodically.
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Citation: INGOLE, ADITYA DNYANESHWAR. (2021). Response of different growing media on rooting and shoot growth of dragon fruit cuttings. Department of Fruit Science, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M.Sc. 2021. Print. xiii,80p. (Unpublished).