Standardization of growing media for survival and growth of Hardwood cuttings of Grape (Vitis vinifera L.)

A field experiment was carried out to evaluate “Standardization of growing media for survival and growth of hardwood cuttings of Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Thompson Seedless” which was conducted at the Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Science, Prayagraj, U.P-211007 during the year 2022-2023. The experiment consists of 12 treatment of five different growing media i.e., Sugarcane bagasse, sawdust, coco peat, FYM and sand at different ratio and a rooting hormone IBA @200ppm for cutting treatment in a randomized block design in three replications. The main objective of the experiment was to evaluate the vegetative growth and root of grapes vine with their success and survival percentage. From the present investigation treatment T3 (Sand + Coco peat (2:1) + IBA @200 ppm) recorded significantly with maximum sprouting percentage (68.8%) and showed the best root growth parameters with maximum root length. It also showed best vegetative growth parameters i.e., highest shoot length, maximum number of leaves with higher plant height. However highest survival percentage 83.8% also recorded in T3.