Effect of different environmental condition on different types of Sweet lime cuttings

Abstract

The experiment on the effect of different environmental condition on different types of sweet lime cutting was carried out at Agriculture Research Institute Tarnab, Peshawar, Pakistan in 2010-11. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications. Three different cutting types i.e. tip cutting, softwood and semi hardwood, were planted in three different environmental conditions i.e. Open field, plastic tunnel and shade house. The variables studied were number of roots per cutting, sprouting percentage, days to sprouting, number of sprouts cuttings, leaves per shoot. The results revealed that semi hardwood cuttings took minimum days to sprouting and maximum sprouting percentage and leaves per shoot. Soft wood cutting attained maximum roots per cutting and number of sprouts per cutting whereas tip cutting showed lowest sprouting percentage, sprouts per cutting, leaves per shoot and roots per cutting. In case of the environmental conditions, the cutting planted in plastic tunnel showed maximum roots per cutting, sprouting percentage, sprouts per cutting, leaves per shoot and minimum days to sprouting. While the cuttings planted in open field showed minimum roots per cutting, sprouting percentage, sprouts per cutting, leaves per shoot, and maximum days to sprouting. It is concluded that planting Semi hardwood or softwood performs best under plastic tunnel.