Effect of Growing Substrates on Shoot Parameters of Stem Cuttings of Damask Rose (Rosa Damascena Mill.) CV. ‘Ranisahiba'

Abstract

The present experiment was carried out in Model Floriculture Centre, GBPUAT, Pantnagar. The experiment comprised of five growing substrates viz., soil, soil + FYM, soil + vermicompost, soil + cocopeat, soil + rice husk. Findings of the present investigation revealed that among growing substrates soil + vermicompost planted cuttings gave best results in most of the parameters like, days to sprouting (19.76 days), maximum sprouting percentage (79.08%) survival percentage (87.28%), diameter of sprout (3.31mm), length of sprouts (66.21cm), number of leaves (23.39), fresh weight (22.41g) and dry weight of shoot (10.37g), fresh weight (2.55g) and dry weight (0.84g) of root, number of primary roots (23.73), diameter of root (1.53mm), except length of root (23.73cm) which was foundlongest in soil + cocopeat medium.