Ciência Rural (Aug 2016)

Effect of indolebutyric acid and cutting type on vegetative propagation of three Lippia species

  • Luma dos Passos Bispo,
  • Lenaldo Muniz de Oliveira,
  • Marilza Neves do Nascimento,
  • Carlos Alberto da Silva Ledo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20151029
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 46, no. 8
pp. 1364 – 1367

Abstract

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ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different types of cuttings and indolebutyric acid (IBA) concentration on the vegetative propagation of Lippia insignis , L. lasiocalycina , and L. thymoides . The experiment was conducted in a 2×5 factorial table, by using 2 types of cuttings (apical and medial) and 5 IBA concentrations (0, 250, 500, 750, and 1000mg·L-1) in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD), with 4 replications and 10 cuttings per plot. For the propagation of L. insignis , apical cuttings are the most suitable, whereas for L. thymoides and L. lasiocalycina species, both apical and medial cuttings may be used. The application of IBA is not necessary for propagation by cutting of the three species of Lippia.

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