Effect of PGR, rooting substrates and biofertilizers on the growth of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa cuttings Sengar Chandra Pratap1, Sonkar P.1, Balbande Vijyalaxmi2, Prajapati S.K.3, Bhandari J.4,* 1Department of Fruit Science, RVSKVV-KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur (M.P.) 2Department of Horticulture Science, RVSKVV-College of Agriculture, Indore (M.P.) 3Department of Horticulture Science, JNKVV-College of Agriculture, Jabalpur (M.P.) 4Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ratlam (M.P.) *E-mail: bhandarijitendra01@gmail.com
Online Published on 19 March, 2024. Abstract An experiment entitled “Effect of PGR, rooting substrates and biofertilizers on growth of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa cuttings” was carried out during the year 2020-21 at the experimental field of the Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Mandsaur (M.P.). The experiment was laid out in CRD with three replications and seventeen treatments. The results revealed that the shoot parameters, viz., Days taken to start the earliest sprouting of cutting (9.12 days), highest number of cutting sprouted (17.95), uppermost number of sprouts per cutting after 30 and 45 days (4.17 and 5.12), length of the longest shoot (17.62 cm), the maximum number of shoots per cutting (5.07), the maximum number of leaves per cutting (69.26), maximum number of leaves per shoot (15.51), maximum leaf area (40.22 cm2), highest chlorophyll content in leaves (41.76 SPAD value), fresh weight of shoots (12.55 g) and dry weight of shoots (5.81 g) were observed under treatment RS17 (Soil + Vermicompost + Poultry Manure + IBA @ 2500 ppm + Trichoderma viride @ 2.5g + PSB @ 2.5g) which was significantly higher over RS1 (soil). It may be concluded that treatment RS17 can be applied for suitable hardwood cutting in pomegranate under Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. Top Keywords Biofertilizers, Cutting, Pomegranate, PGR, Shoot parameters. Top |