Vol. 11, Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
NB Wadhekar, RV Nainwad, KP Jivrag and LA Girase

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Effect of chemicals and biomix on growth, success and survival of cutting in dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus) on shoot parameters” was carried out at Department of Horticulture College of Agriculture, Badnapur during the year 2020- 2021. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with ten treatments and replicated thrice. The details of treatment are T₁ - IBA @ 5000 ppm, T₂ - IBA @ 6000 ppm, T₃ - IBA @ 7000 ppm, T₄- PHB @ 500 ppm, T₅- PHB @ 750 ppm, T₆- PHB @ 1000 ppm, T₇ - Biomix @ 0.5%, T₈ - Biomix @ 1.0%, T₉ - Biomix @ 1.5%, T₁₀- Control (No Treatment). IBA @ 7000 ppm recorded Minimum number of days required to initiate first shoot (14.83), maximum number of shoots per cutting at 30 days (1.00), at 60 days (1.80) and at 90 days (2.47), maximum length of shoots per cutting at 30 days (2.65 cm), at 60 days (8.40 cm), and at 90 days (17.54 cm), maximum fresh weight of shoot (56.67 g), maximum dry weight of shoot (11.33 g), maximum shooting percentage (95.00%) and the minimum value for all these parameters was observed in control (T₁₀).