Effects Of Adopting Aloe-Vera As A Root Hormone In Propagation Of Granadilla 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 Of Granadilla Cuttings Under Hydroponics And In A Soil Based System.
- Abstract
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Abstract
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 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
- JUNE 2024
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
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-granadilla propagation
-aloe vera
-Hydroponics - Supervisor
- NIL
- Item sets
- Department of Crop Sciences
- Media
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Ngwenya Grace T