Open AccessInfluence of phenolic substances on rooting of softtrood cuttings of Populus alba L. and P. canescens Sm.
Author(s) -
T. Bojarczuk,
Leszek S. Jankiewicz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta agrobotanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2300-357X
pISSN - 0065-0951
DOI - 10.5586/aa.1975.009
Subject(s) - cutting , pyrogallol , salicylic acid , auxin , horticulture , chemistry , botany , biology , organic chemistry , biochemistry , gene
Pyrogallol and salicylic acid used alone or in combination with auxin increased markedly the number of rooted cuttings, the number of roots per cutting and the total length of roots per cutting. The effect of phenolic substances was most visible when treatment was done in late summer, i.e. when natural ability to form roots was very low