Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (MJSA)

Malaysian 2(2) (2018) 24

MalaysianDOI Journal: of Sustainable Agriculture (MJSA) ISSN: 2521-2931 (Print) http://doi.org/10.26480/mjsa.02.2018.24 ISSN: 2521-294X (online) CODEN : MJSAEJ UNEXPECTED ROOTING IN SHOOT-TIPSHORT COMMUNICATION CUTTINGS OF PONYTAIL PALM ( RECURVATA)

Shahram Sedaghathoor*, HabibRostami Shahrajil Department of Horticulture, Rasht branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran, *Corresponding Author’s E-mail: [email protected]

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Article History: Cutting has mentioned one of Beaucarnea’s propagation methodsin some scientific references, but it is hard-to- root . This experiment carried out to try rooting of shoot cutting of this . For this purpose, Ponytail palm tip shoot cuttings were treated by 4 concentrations of Indole butyric acid (IBA) including: 0, 1000, 2000 Received 12 November 2017 and 4000 mg/l. The rooted cutting of was treated by 4000 mg/l IBA. Accepted 12 December 2017 KEYWORDS Available online 1 January 2018

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