Document Type : Articles
Authors
1 Technical College of Applied Sciences, Sulaimani Polytechnic University
2 Chamchamal Research Station, Directorial of Agriculture research/Sulaimani, Iraq
Abstract
The success of propagation by cutting depends on stimulating root development. Therefore, this study's objective was to determine the effects of three natural substances (Turmeric, Cinnamon, and Licorice in powder form and control) with wounding the cuttings from the basal of the cutting at two different levels of 1 and 2 cm on the vegetative and root properties of” Rizhawi” fig cuttings. The results showed that using turmeric and cinnamon with 1 or 2 cm basal wounding was better than the control. Generally, they recorded the highest root and vegetative characteristics than the other treatments. For the wounding impact, the 2cm basal wounding significantly enhanced root and vegetative characteristics compared to the 1 cm basal wounding. Cuttings treated with turmeric and 2cm basal wounding recorded the significantly highest results in both vegetative characteristics such as (shoot number, leaves number, shoot length, shoot diameter, leaf area, wet vegetative weight, and dry vegetative weight of fig cuttings) and root characteristics such as (root number, root length, root diameter, wet root weight, and dry root weight of fig cuttings) compared to the control. Therefore, turmeric can be advised, followed by cinnamon, and then licorice following organic farm regulations.
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