Effects of Adopting Aloe-Vera as a Root Hormone in Propagation Ofgranadilla Cuttings Under Hydroponics and in a Soil Based System
- Author
- Ngwenya, Grace. T
- Title
- Effects of Adopting Aloe-Vera as a Root Hormone in Propagation Ofgranadilla Cuttings Under Hydroponics and in a Soil Based System
- Abstract
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The study was conducted at Allenby farm to investigate the effects of adopting aloe
vera as a rooting hormone in granadilla propagation under hydroponic and soil-based
systems. The study sought to ascertain the impacts of aloe vera on root number and
shoot number development rate on granadilla cuttings under hydroponics as well as in
soil-based systems. The experiment was designed as a randomized complete block
design (RCBD) 2*2 factorial experiment. The treatments were replicated 3 times. Two
factors were media (soil and water) and rooting hormone (aloe vera 100ml and no aloe
vera). The center of the aloe vera plant is packed with aloe vera gel, which is mainly
salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is a naturally occurring anti-inflammatory chemical that is
directly responsible for root stimulation in a cutting. The total number of treatments
was four. Fifteen cuttings were put in each container and tire. There was a significant
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difference (p<0.001) between granadilla cuttings treated with aloe vera and those
without. Hydroponics with aloe vera showed the highest root number of 8.67 and the
highest shoot number of 6 at week 6. Since aloe vera proved to have an effect in
propagating granadilla cuttings farmers can adopt the use of aloe vera as a rooting
hormone to increase rooting and shooting in cuttings. According to this research,
hydroponics can be adopted as a good medium for propagating granadilla cuttings
since it showed high rooting and shooting of granadillas. - Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Aloe-Vera
- Supervisor
- Ms Kamota
- Item sets
- Department of Crop Sciences
- Media
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Ngwenya - Crop.pdf