VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION OF Pittosporum floribundum Wight and Arn. THROUGH CUTTINGS UNDER MID HILL CONDITIONS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
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2012
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The present investigation entitled, “Vegetative propagation of Pittosporum floribundum Wight and
Arn. through cuttings under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh” was conducted at the experimental
nursery of the Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and
Forestry, Nauni, Solan- 173230 (H. P.) during 2011- 2012. The study was carried out under three experiments,
laid out in Randomized Block Design (factorial) with three replications. The experiment-I dealt with effect of
auxin-chemical formulations and cutting types on rooting behaviour of Pittosporum floribundum in different
seasons; experiment-II involved the study of air layering performance in Pittosporum floribundum using auxinchemical
formulations while experiment-III related to nutrient analysis of leaves of Pittosporum floribundum to
estimate the fodder values. Application of 0.4 % NAA + 3 % captan + 3 % sucrose-talc gave significantly
maximum rooting (45.56 %) and enhanced root system (root number and root length) in spring season than in
rainy season (32.22%). Coppice cuttings registered significantly superior rooting (42.22 %), mean root number
(6.42) and mean root length (6.45cm) as compared to apical and basal cuttings in spring season. Overall
significantly maximum sprouting of (100 %) was observed in cuttings taken from coppice shoots (C3) treated
with 0.4 % NAA + 3 % captan + 3% sucrose-talc (T4) and planted during rainy season (S2). Significantly,
maximum callusing (56.67 %) was registered when basal cuttings (C2) treated with 0.8 % NAA + 3 % captan +
3 % sucrose-talc (T6) in spring season (S1). Maximum rooting (60 %, mean root number (8.4) and mean root
length (8.06cm) were achieved in spring season (S1) when coppice cuttings (C3) treated with 0.4 % NAA + 3 %
captan + 3 % sucrose-talc (T4). Further, in air layering, significantly maximum callusing (36.67 %), rooting
(63.33 %) and mean root length (13.53 cm) were registered in air layers treated with 0.8 % NAA + 3 % captan +
3 % sucrose-talc (T6) and prepared during rainy season (S2). Similarly, significantly maximum mean number of
roots (4.68) were registered in air layers treated with 0.4 % NAA + 3 % captan + 3% sucrose-talc (T4) and
prepared during rainy season (S2). Whereas the leaves of Pittosporum floribundum contains Crude protein
(14.70%), Ether extract (3.81%), Crude fiber (10.28%), Organic matter (90.46%), Ash (9.54%), Neutral
detergent fiber (30.67%), Acid detergent fiber (24.25%), Hemicellulose (6.42%), Lignin (7.33%), Calcium
(2.80%) and Phosphorous (0.2 %).