Cuttings rooting of some Echeveria genotypes in relation to biostimulating substances
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https://doi.org/10.59463/576pdt92Keywords:
Echeveria, leaf cuttings, rooting biostimulators, vegetative multiplicationAbstract
The study evaluated the rooting of cuttings of five Echeveria species in relation to biostimulating substances. Leaf cuttings from the following genotypes were used: Echeveria lutea Rose (G1), Echeveria amoena De Smet (G2), Echeveria shaviana Walther (G3), Echeveria longissima var. longissima Walther (G4), and Echeveria setosa var. ciliata Moran (G5). Three biostimulants were used, Adam LQD (T1), Rizocyn (T2) and Kinactiv root (T3), compared to a control variant (Ct). Twenty experimental variants resulted, organized in repetitions. Fine sand was used as a rooting substrate, in alveolar trays. The experiment was in a protected space, a greenhouse. The G3 genotype, followed by the G2 genotype, was more receptive to the applied treatments and led to better rooting. The T3 biostimulator followed by T2 had a better rooting effect. The combination of the G3 genotype with the T3 biostimulator represented the best rooting option under the study conditions.
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