Efficacy of Indole-3-butyric Acid (IBA) on Growth Performance of Terminal Stem Cuttings of Rose-Scented Geranium[ (L.) Herit.]

The experiment was conducted to study the effect of different treatments of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on the growth performance of terminal stem cuttings of rose-scented geranium [ (L.) Herit.] at PAU, Regional Research Station, Gurdaspur (Punjab, Pelargonium graveolens India).The basal portion of terminal stem cutting of rose scented geranium dipped in different treatments of Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) were viz.250,500,750,1000,1250,1500ppm along with control (un-treated) to check the best fit concentration in respect to its growth behaviour after 30 days and 60 days of planting.The terminal stem cuttings of rose-scented geranium treated with IBA 1000ppm significantly reduced the number days to rooting with maximum sprouting percentage, survival percentage, plant height, plant girth, number of leaves, leaf length, leaf breadth, leaf weight, percentage rooting, number of roots, root length, root weight, root girth number of branches in both 30 and 60 days after and planting of cutting.