Rooting behaviour of stem cuttings of Eclipta prostata L. with varying concentrations of different plant hormones

Abstract

Eclipta prostata L. commonly known as Bhringaraj is one of the most valuable and important medicinal herb. The whole plants are used in medicinal and cosmetic industries. But still it is considered as a wild weed due to lack of propagation technique. Vegetative propagation plays an important role for its commercial cultivation. The experiment on “Rooting behavior of stem cuttings of Eclipta prostata L. with varying concentrations of different plant hormones” was laid out under CRD design with 13 treatments and 3 replications at demonstration unit of KVK Tirap, Deomali, Arunachal Pradesh. From this experiment it could be concluded that IBA treated cuttings irrespective of concentration was the best for rooting in Eclipta prostata cuttings under climatic condition of Tirap . The highest percentage of rooting, number of roots, survivability percentage and minimum days to rooting were recorded in IBA 400 ppm, IBA 300 ppm, IBA 100 ppm and IBA 400 ppm treated cuttings respectively.