Response of Different Bougainvillea Varieties to Cutting Propagation

The experiment was carried out in factorial randomized block design with three replications. There were two factors viz. nine varieties of bougainvillea (Golden Blow, Pink Beauty, Blondie, Mr. Odicee, Singapore Red, Filoman, Rose Vellis Delight, M.P.S. and Dr. Bhabha) and three type of cutting (softwood, semi hardwood and hardwood cutting). Among the various interactions, hardwood cuttings of varieties Singapore red and Blondie performed better with respect to survival (75.55% and 73.33% respectively) as compared to others. Variety Singapore Red propagated by hardwood cutting recorded highest plant height (56.21 cm), stem girth (6.98 mm) and root length (13.72 cm) while variety Pink Beauty propagated by hardwood cutting recorded highest number of shoots (4.53) and number of leaves (57.33). Highest number of roots (35.89) was recorded in variety Blondie propagated by hardwood cutting. Variety M.P.S. recorded better survival percentage in all three types of cutting (softwood, semi hardwood and hardwood) which was followed by Blondie and Filoman.