Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Bharanidharan A, Ranchana P, Gopi V, Patricia Kalaiarasi J, Dinesh Kumar P, Irine Chacko, Giriprasath RS, Vishal S, Krishna Prasanth Y and Pavethra A

Abstract:
An investigation was carried out on “Effect of IBA concentrations and time of air layering of West Indian Cherry (Malpighia glabra L.) in Coimbatore region during the period 2022 - 2023, at the School of Agricultural Sciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The result revealed that the minimum number of days taken for root initiation, maximum rooting percentage, maximum number of primary roots, maximum number of secondary roots and maximum length of primary root were observed in the month of August, treated with IBA @ 3000 ppm. Hence, it can be recommended for the successful propagation of West Indian cherry.