Root Growth of Morus alba as Affected by Size of Cuttings and Polythene Low Tunnel

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  • Irfan Ahmad
  • Tahir Siddiqui
  • Rashid Ahmad Khan
  • Tahir Munir Butt
چکیده

An effort to find out the smaller size of cuttings for propagation of Morus alba was made in experimental area Department of Forestry, Range Management and Wildlife, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Different size of cuttings i.e. 2”, 4”, 6” and 8” were planted in polythene tubes of 3.5”x7”. The effort was also made to compare the performance of cuttings in open air and in polythene low tunnel. Root length, number of root branches, root diameter and root fresh and dry weight were found maximum in two inches cuttings while minimum in four inches cuttings. Root growth was found maximum in open air as compared to under polythene sheet. Keywords—cutting sizes Morus alba, Open air and polythene sheet, root growth

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تاریخ انتشار 2012