Effect of Different doses of IBA and rooting media on rooting of stem cuttings of lemon (Citrus limon Burm) cv. Pant Lemon-1

Abstract

Lemon is the important fruit crop of citrus group which has the prime importance in fresh consumption and processed food items. It well grown in Uttar Pradesh and specially in western UP. Keeping the above point in mind, the present investigation entitled "Effect of different doses of IBA and rooting media on rooting of stem cutting of lemon (Citrus limon Burm) cv. Pant Lemon-1" was conducted during the year 2011-12 at the Horticulture Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, 250110 (UP). The experiment was laid of Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. The experiment consisted of ten treatment viz .. , T1- 400ppm IBA +garden soil+ sand (1 :1),T2 - 400ppm IBA +garden soil+ sand + , FYM (1 :1 :1), T3 - 400ppm IBA + garden soil + sand + vermicompost (1 :1 :1), T4 - 800ppm I BA + garden soil + sand ( 1 :1), T 5 - 800ppm I BA + garden soil + sand + FYM (1 :1:1) ,T6 - 800ppm IBA +garden soil+ sand+ vermicompost (1:1 :1), T7 - 1200ppm IBA + garden soil+ sand (1:1), T8 -1200ppm IBA +garden soil+ sand+ FYM (1:1:1), T9 - 1200ppm IBA +garden soil+ sand+ vermicompost (1:1:1), T1o- Control (Garden soil). Out of these, the treatment 800ppm IBA + garden soil + sand + vermicompost (1:1:1) was gave significant results on rooting of stem cuttings and survival percentage of lemon (Citrus limon Burm) cv. Pant Lemon-1 as compared to control ones under western UP conditions.