Influence of cutting position and stem length on rooting of leaf-bud cuttings of Schefflera arboricola-学术期刊.pdfVIP

Scientia Horticulturae, 28 (1986) 177--186 177 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam -- Printed in The Netherlands I N F L U E N C E OF C U T T I N G P O S I T I O N AN D STEM L E N G T H ON R O O T I N G OF L E A F - B U D C U T T I N G S OF S C H E F F L E R A A R B O R I C O L A JI]RGEN HANSEN Institute of Glasshouse Crops, Research Centre for Horticulture, Kirstinebjergvej 10, DK-5792 .~rslev (Denmark) (Accepted for publication 13 September 1985 ) ABSTRACT Hansen, J., 1986. Influence of cutting position and stem length on rooting of leaf-bud cuttings of Schefflera arboricola. Scientia Hortic., 28: 177--186. The influence on rooting, axillary bud break and shoot growth of the cutting posi- tion on the stock plant and the stem length of leaf-bud cuttings were investigated in Schefflera arboricola Hayata. Seedlings were grown under controlled greenhouse conditions for 13 weeks. Eight cuttings from the sub-apical to basal region were excised from each stock plant. The stem length above the node was the same for all cuttings, while the stem length below the node was cut to different lengths, ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 cm. Cuttings from sub-apical positions rooted more slowly, produced fewer roots and had a lower rooting percentage than cuttings from the more basal regions. Furthermore, the number of roots and rooting percentage increased with the length of the stem below the node. The subsequent axillary bud break and shoot growth was improved considerably in cuttings from sub-apical to basal positions, and by increasing the length of the stem below the node. Keywords: adventitious root formation; axillary bud break; cutting position; propaga- tion