Abstract
Propagation by cuttings is one of the most successful methods of vegetative propagation of floral crops. In addition to applications in interior decoration, ficuses belong to the group of plants that will potentially be used in green spaces of Belgrade due to global climate changes. In this paper, the possibility of rooting stimulated by adding different concentrations of the indolbytric acid phytohormone was investigated in the commonly cultivated species Ficus benjamina L. and Ficus elastica Roxb.. This is the most commonly used phytohormone in the propagation of ornamental plants due to its stability and stimulation of the rooting process, i.e. its favourable impact on the formation of adventitious roots, their size, number and weight. In this research, the rooting percent of cuttings was 100 % in F. benjamina and 77.66 % in F. elastica. It was found that the highest dose (2 %) of the phytohormone significantly increased all indicators of rooting success in F. benjamina and that the application of weaker concentrations also showed good success. The rooting of F. elastica cuttings was not successful without phytohormones, and the best results were achieved at the phytohormone concentration of 2 %, which increased the dry weight of the roots of this ficus about 4 times. It would be useful to examine higher concentrations of this phytohormone and also some combinations with other rooting stimulators, to be able to make sound recommendations on the optimal dose for the mass production of these ficuses.
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Claim · model-written summary
F. benjamina cuttings rooted at 100%.
- Taxon
- F. benjamina
Ficus benjaminae0 - Outcome
- rooting percent of cuttingse0
- Value
- 100 %e0
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e0“the rooting percent of cuttings was 100 % in F. benjamina”
Claim · model-written summary
F. elastica cuttings rooted at 77.66%.
- Taxon
- F. elastica
Ficus elasticae0 - Outcome
- rooting percent of cuttingse1
- Value
- 77.66 %e0
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Verbatim
e0“77.66 % in F. elastica”
e1“the rooting percent of cuttings was 100 % in F. benjamina”
Claim · model-written summary
A 2% phytohormone dose significantly increased all rooting indicators in F. benjamina.
- Taxon
- F. benjaminaFicus benjaminae0
- Treatment
- highest dose (2 %) of the phytohormonee0
- Outcome
- all indicators of rooting successe0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“the highest dose (2 %) of the phytohormone significantly increased all indicators of rooting success in F. benjamina”
Claim · model-written summary
Weaker phytohormone concentrations also showed good rooting success in F. benjamina.
- Taxon
- F. benjaminaFicus benjaminae1
- Treatment
- weaker concentrationse0
- Outcome
- good successe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the application of weaker concentrations also showed good success”
e1“the rooting percent of cuttings was 100 % in F. benjamina”
Claim · model-written summary
F. elastica cuttings did not root successfully without phytohormones.
- Taxon
- F. elasticaFicus elasticae0
- Treatment
- without phytohormonese0
- Outcome
- rooting of F. elastica cuttings was not successfule0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rooting of F. elastica cuttings was not successful without phytohormones”
Claim · model-written summary
At 2% phytohormone, F. elastica root dry weight increased about fourfold.
- Taxon
- F. elasticaFicus elasticae1
- Treatment
- phytohormone concentration of 2 %e0
- Outcome
- dry weight of the rootse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- about 4 timese0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the best results were achieved at the phytohormone concentration of 2 %, which increased the dry weight of the roots of this ficus about 4 times”
e1“77.66 % in F. elastica”
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- positive
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