EFFECT OF PLANTING TIME ON CUTTINGS OF RANGOON CREEPER (QUISQUALIS INDICA)

Saeed Ahmed

doi:10.19045/bspab.2013.21004

Abstract

The experiment was conducted on the “Effect of planting time on the cuttings of different “Quisqualis indica” at Ornamental Nursery, Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, during 2009. It was observed that the planting time had significant effect on all the parameters studied. Similarly, cuttings also showed significant effect on all the parameters with the exception of number of cutting sprouted. Maximum days to sprouting (34 days) were recorded for hard wood and (31 days) for semi hard wood and (20 days) for soft wood cuttings in plastic tunnel. Maximum sprouting percentage (60 %) was recorded for hard wood, 22.22 % for semi hard wood and 13.50 % for soft wood cuttings. Numbers of leaves per sprout i.e. 10.30, 6.66 and 11.60 were recorded respectively for hard wood, Semi hard wood and soft wood cuttings. Number of roots per cutting 8.0, 15.0 and 35.60 were recorded for hard wood, semi hard wood and soft wood cuttings, and the survival percentage 13 %, 46 % and 22 % respectively for hard wood, semi hard wood and soft wood cuttings. Root weight 0.2 g, 0.5g and 1.0 g were recorded respectively for hard wood, semi hard wood and soft wood cuttings

Highlights

Quisqualis indica known as the Chinese honeysuckle or Rangoon creeper
Though cultivars had no significant effects on number of cuttings sprouted the means shown in Table-1, revealed that maximum sprouting (60.00 %) was attained in the hard wood cuttings, followed by the semi hard wood cuttings showed (22.2 %) sprouting and soft wood cuttings showed (13.1 %) sprouting
Which show that the planting time had significant effect on the number of leaves per sprout of Quisqualis indicia

Summary

Introduction

Quisqualis indica known as the Chinese honeysuckle or Rangoon creeper. It is a creeper with red flower clusters belongs to family Combretaceae and is found in Asia. Number of sprout per cutting: From each treatment in each replication five plants were randomly selected, their sprouts were counted and average was calculated. The hard wood cuttings were sprouted in 20 days while the semi hard wood and soft wood cuttings sprouted in 31 and 34 days respectively.

Results

Conclusion