The effects of different concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on leafy stem cuttings of four tropical timber species

Although overhead mist revolutionized the propagation industry, it does suffer from potential drawbacks that include the application of large volumes of water, potentially unsanitary conditions, irregular misting coverage, and leaching of foliar nutrients. We explored the feasibility of submist as an alternative as it might avoid these problems by applying water exclusively from below the cutting, which is inserted basally into an enclosed rooting chamber. We propagated cuttings of korean lilac (Syringa pubescens ssp. patula) and inkberry (Ilex glabra) using both overhead mist and submist to compare effectiveness of the systems. Cuttings of korean lilac were wounded and dipped basally into 8000 mg·L−1 of the potassium salt of indole-3-butyric acid (K-IBA), and those in the overhead mist systems were inserted into coarse perlite. Cuttings of inkberry were wounded and treated with 5000 mg·L−1 K-IBA, and those in the overhead mist systems were inserted into 50:50 peat:perlite (by vol). Cuttings of korean lilac in the submist systems produced more than twice as many roots as cuttings in the overhead mist systems, with roots more than 2.6 times the length. Similarly, cuttings of inkberry in the submist systems produced more than three times the root counts and root lengths as cuttings in the overhead mist systems. For korean lilac, root dry weights averaged 58 mg for cuttings in the submist system, compared with only 18 mg among cuttings receiving overhead mist. Likewise, root dry weights averaged 70 and 7 mg for cuttings of inkberry propagated by submist and overhead mist, respectively. Rooted cuttings of korean lilac transplanted well into a soilless substrate, where they more than tripled their root biomass to 218 mg (vs. 59 mg for cuttings transplanted from overhead mist). We did not evaluate transplant performance of inkberry. Our results show that submist systems might merit consideration for the propagation of woody plants by leafy stem cuttings.

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Propagation of three native Brazilian Piper species by cuttings and indole butyric acid

Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas ◽

10.17584/rcch.2018v12i2.7359 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 491-499

Author(s):

Aurea Portes Ferriani ◽

Cícero Deschamps ◽

Wanderlei Do Amaral ◽

Luiz Everson da Silva

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Butyric Acid ◽

Vegetative Propagation ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Average Diameter ◽

Adventitious Rooting ◽

Stem Cuttings ◽

Indole Butyric Acid ◽

Positive Effect ◽

Biological Reserve

Native Piper species present significant repellent, antimicrobial, inseticidal, anti-tumor and anti-protozoal biological activities. Studies on new species can discover unpublished potentialities and vegetative propagation for the development of cultivation protocols and reduce the natural extraction. The objective of this study was to evaluate the rooting of P. arboreum, P. cernuum and P. diospyrifolium stem cuttings with different treatments containing doses of indole butyric acid (0, 500; 1,000; 1,500; 2,000 and 3,000 mg L-1). Branches were collected in the “Bom Jesus Biological Reserve”, Parana state, Brazil. The cuttings, with a length of 12 cm and average diameter of 6 mm, were placed in 53 cm3 plastic tubes with the commercial substrate Tropstrato HP® and intermittent misting. After 90 days, the survival, mortality, cuttings with new shoots, number and length of the three main roots were evaluated. The percentages of rooting reached an average of 67.5% for P. arboreum, 51.6% for P. cernuum and 50.4% for P. diospyrifolium. A positive effect in the treatments containing the plant regulator was observed for rooting development, percentage of cuttings with shoots and number of roots per propagule, but there were variations in the responses of each species. Leaf retention was an important factor for the adventitious rooting formation in all evaluated species.

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Tropical Timber Species as Sources of Botanical Insecticides

Phytochemicals for Pest Control - ACS Symposium Series ◽

10.1021/bk-1997-0658.ch003 ◽

1997 ◽

pp. 27-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Murray B. Isman ◽

Philip J. Gunning ◽

Kevin M. Spollen

Keyword(s):

Botanical Insecticides ◽

Timber Species ◽

Tropical Timber

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Evaluation on the Thermal Performance of Selected Tropical Timber Species

InCIEC 2015 ◽

10.1007/978-981-10-0155-0_60 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 713-723

Author(s):

Raihana binti Mohamad Hata ◽

Rohana Hassan ◽

Fadzil Arshad

Keyword(s):

Thermal Performance ◽

Timber Species ◽

Tropical Timber

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Propagation Principles in Using Indole-3-Butyric Acid for Rooting Rosemary Stem Cuttings

Journal of Horticulture ◽

10.4172/2376-0354.1000121 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 02 (01) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MA Elhaak MZ Matter

Keyword(s):

Butyric Acid ◽

Stem Cuttings

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NIRS IDENTIFICATION OF SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA IS ROBUST ACROSS SPECIMENS FROM 27 COUNTRIES

IAWA Journal ◽

10.1163/22941932-20160144 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 420-430 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Maria C.J. Bergo ◽

Tereza C.M. Pastore ◽

Vera T.R. Coradin ◽

Alex C. Wiedenhoeft ◽

Jez W.B. Braga

Keyword(s):

Species Identification ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Similar Species ◽

Timber Species ◽

Cedrela Odorata ◽

Swietenia Macrophylla ◽

Classification Rate ◽

Tropical Timber ◽

Carapa Guianensis ◽

Country Level

Big-leaf mahogany is the world’s most valuable widely traded tropical timber species and Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) has been applied as a tool for discriminating its wood from similar species using multivariate analysis. In this study four look-alike timbers of Swietenia macrophylla (mahogany or big-leaf mahogany), Carapa guianensis (crabwood), Cedrela odorata (cedar or cedro) and Micropholis melinoniana (curupixá) have been successfully discriminated using NIRS and Partial Least Squares for Discriminant Analysis using solid block and milled samples. Species identification models identified 155 samples of S. macrophylla from 27 countries with a correct classification rate higher than 96.8%. For these specimens, the NIRS spectrum variation was more powerful for species identification than for determining provenance of S. macrophylla at the country level.

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Rooting of African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis A. Juss.) leafy stem cuttings under different concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid

African Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.5897/ajar2016.10936 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (23) ◽

pp. 2050-2057 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ten oacute rio de Vasconcelos Rodrigo ◽

Valiengo Valeri S eacute rgio ◽

Baldo Geraldo Martins Antonio ◽

Biagiotti Gabriel ◽

Aparecida Pereira Perez Bruna

Keyword(s):

Butyric Acid ◽

Stem Cuttings ◽

African Mahogany ◽

Khaya Senegalensis

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Alanine conjugate of indole-3-butyric acid improves rooting of highbush blueberries

Plant Soil and Environment ◽

10.17221/34/2012-pse ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 58 (No. 5) ◽

pp. 236-241 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S. Mihaljević ◽

B. Salopek-Sondi

Keyword(s):

Butyric Acid ◽

Vaccinium Corymbosum ◽

Highbush Blueberry ◽

Stem Cuttings ◽

Practical Application ◽

Rooting Of Cuttings ◽

Highbush Blueberries ◽

Set Up ◽

Indole 3 Acetic Acid

Auxins and their synthetic analogues are commonly used for rooting of cuttings, but their efficiency depends on experimental set-up and, even more importantly, on species or cultivar, and type of explants investigated. In attempt to improve rooting procedure for highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.), we investigated alanine conjugate of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA-Ala) as potential root-promoting compound and compared with commonly used auxins indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). The effect of different concentrations of auxins on the rooting of highbush blueberry stem cuttings (var. Bluecrop, Bluetta, Burlington and Jersey) and in vitro-derived microcuttings (var. Jersey) was investigated. Auxin treatments significantly promoted rooting of all four varieties in comparison to control. The most efficient rooting promoter in all varieties appeared IBA-Ala (provided up to 83%, and 93% of the rooted cuttings and microcuttings, respectively). Furthermore, IBA-Ala caused a vigorous, well-branched root system that resulted in better acclimatization and survival of plants. Results suggest the application of IBA-Ala may be beneficial for rooting of difficult-to-root varieties of blueberry and related species and their practical application in the nursery industry.  

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