• Title of article

    Root Growth of Morus alba as Affected by Cutting Size and Low Polythene Tunnel

  • Author/Authors

    AHMAD، Irfan نويسنده , , Tahir Siddiqui، Muhammad نويسنده Department of Forestry, Range Management and Wildlife, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan , , Ahmad Khan، Rashid نويسنده Department of Forestry, Range Management and Wildlife, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan , , Kashif، Muhammad نويسنده Departrment of Math and Statistics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan , , Munir Butt، Tahir نويسنده Department of Agricultural extension, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan ,

  • Issue Information
    فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    35
  • To page
    41
  • Abstract
    An effort carried out to find out the smaller size of cuttings for propagation of Morus alba in Experimental area, Department of Forestry, Range Management and Wildlife, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 2005. Different size of cuttings i.e. 5 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm and 20 cm were planted in polythene tubes of 9 cm x 18 cm. The attempt was also made to compare the performance of cuttings outdoor and indoor at polythene low tunnel. Root length, number of root branches, root diameter and root fresh and dry weight were found maximum in 5 cm cuttings while minimum in 10 cm cuttings. Root growth was found maximum in outdoor as compared to under polythene sheet.
  • Journal title
    journal of Ornamental Plants
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Journal title
    journal of Ornamental Plants
  • Record number

    1015606