Effect of Planting Time and Indole Butyric Acid Levels on Rooting of Woody Cuttings of Phalsa (Grewia asiatica L.)

The study on effect of planting time and IBA levels on rooting of phalsa (Grewia asiatica L.) woody cuttings under mist house condition was undertaken in Horticulture Research Centre, Chauras Campus. HNBGU, Srinagar, Garhwal during 2013. The experiment was laid out in Factorial RBD with three replications. Cuttings were collected during winter season (mid January, February, March) and rainy season (mid June, July and August). The 20 cm long cuttings were prepared from 4 to 5 year old plants and treated with 1000, 1500, 2000 ppm IBA solutions by quick dip method. The cuttings treated with IBA 2000 ppm performed best in all aspects, as rooting percentage, length of shoot, length of root, thickening of root and leaf sprouting in shoot. Overall, M4C3 (mid June planting with 2000 ppm IBA) treatment combination was found best for all parameters studied.