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Isopropyl alcohol and auxin application method affect phytotoxicity of herbaceous stem cuttings©
Article number
1212_71
Pages
307 – 314
Language
English
Abstract
In response to commercial propagatorsRSQUO inquiries regarding potential phytotoxicity of alcohol used in root-promoting solutions for cutting propagation, three experiments were conducted using stem cuttings of three herbaceous plant taxa.
Solutions were prepared with three rates of isopropyl alcohol (0, 25 or 50%) in combination with three rates of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA): 0, 1000, or 2000 ppm (Exp. 1); 0, 100, or 200 ppm (Exp. 2); or a mixture of IBA and 1-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA): 0+0, 500+250, or 1000+500 ppm IBA+NAA, respectively (Exp. 3) and applied to cuttings using the basal quick-dip method (Exps. 1 and 3) or total immersion method (Exp. 2). No stem or leaf burn occurred using the basal quick-dip method, whereas foliar and stem burn occurred on cuttings of Pelargonium LSQUOMary HelenRSQUO using the total immersion method with solutions containing alcohol (regardless of IBA rate). Results indicate that solutions containing up to 50% alcohol can be used safely when applied using either basal quick-dip or total immersion methods for stem cuttings of Chrysanthemum MammothTM and Impatiens LSQUOCoralRSQUO.
Solutions were prepared with three rates of isopropyl alcohol (0, 25 or 50%) in combination with three rates of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA): 0, 1000, or 2000 ppm (Exp. 1); 0, 100, or 200 ppm (Exp. 2); or a mixture of IBA and 1-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA): 0+0, 500+250, or 1000+500 ppm IBA+NAA, respectively (Exp. 3) and applied to cuttings using the basal quick-dip method (Exps. 1 and 3) or total immersion method (Exp. 2). No stem or leaf burn occurred using the basal quick-dip method, whereas foliar and stem burn occurred on cuttings of Pelargonium LSQUOMary HelenRSQUO using the total immersion method with solutions containing alcohol (regardless of IBA rate). Results indicate that solutions containing up to 50% alcohol can be used safely when applied using either basal quick-dip or total immersion methods for stem cuttings of Chrysanthemum MammothTM and Impatiens LSQUOCoralRSQUO.
Authors
J.T. Ray, E.K. Blythe, Guihong Bi, P.R. Knight, D.B. Reynolds, G.R. Bachman
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- Division Temperate Tree Fruits
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts
- Division Ornamental Plants
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Commission Banana
- Division Horticulture for Development
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Plant Genetic Resources, Breeding and Biotechnology
- Commission Cultivar Registration
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Postharvest and Quality Assurance
- Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture
- Division Landscape and Urban Horticulture
- Division Horticulture for Human Health
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Commission Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems
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