EFFECT OF MEDIA AND LENGTH OF CUTTING ON ROOTING OF DRAGON FRUIT (RED FLESH - HYLOCEREUS POLYRHIZUS L.) UNDER MANIPUR CONDITION

Present investigation was carried out during the month of June -November, 2023 to evaluate the effect of media and length of cutting on root growth of dragon fruit (Red Flesh -Hylocereus polyrhizus L.) under Imphal valley condition of Manipur.Results recorded significant among the treatments and it was planned on Factorial Randomized Block Design with two factors viz., different rooting media i.e., Soil (control), Soil + Vermicompost (3 :1 ratio), Soil + Peat moss (3 :1 ratio), Soil + FYM (3 :1 ratio), Soil + Humic acid (2% i.e. 20ml/kg soil), Soil + Vermicompost + Humic acid (2%), Soil + Peat moss + Humic acid (2%) and Soil + FYM + Humic acid (2%) and length of cuttings (15 cm and 30 cm).Among the treatments, L 2 M 1 i.e.Soil + Vermicompost (3:1ratio) + 30cm length of cutting exhibited the best performance in all the parameters including number of roots per cutting (30.34), number of aerial roots per cutting (17.14), root length (55.45 cm), root volume (1.95 cc), fresh weight of root (5.60 g) and dry weight of root (1.51 g).