Track 1-02: Development and Impact of Sown Tropical Species
Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
One way to multiply genetically desirable plants in a more uniform manner is to use vegetative propagation, such as using plant cuttings. This technique multiplies a single plant into several, in an easy low-cost system (Fachinello et al. 2005), so it is useful in plant breeding. This technique may be enhanced through the use of hormonal regulators, with indolebutyric acid (IBA) being most frequently used, because of its stability in hydroalcoholic solution, low sensitivity to biological degradation and good establishment of adventitious roots (Fachinello et al. 1995). In spite of its large-scale use for fruit production, the technique is not commonly used for forage species, such as Stylosanthes. We evaluated different concentrations of IBA for root establishment and initial development of Stylosanthes scabra cuttings.
Citation
de Mello, Alexandre C. L.; Galdino, Adeneide C.; Dubeux, José C. B. Jr.; dos Santos, Mércia V. F.; de A. Lira, Mário Jr.; Saraiva, Felipe M.; de A. Lira, Mário; and da Cunha, Márcio V., "Vegetative Propagation of Stylosanthes scabra" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 32.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/1-2/32)
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Vegetative Propagation of Stylosanthes scabra
Sydney, Australia
One way to multiply genetically desirable plants in a more uniform manner is to use vegetative propagation, such as using plant cuttings. This technique multiplies a single plant into several, in an easy low-cost system (Fachinello et al. 2005), so it is useful in plant breeding. This technique may be enhanced through the use of hormonal regulators, with indolebutyric acid (IBA) being most frequently used, because of its stability in hydroalcoholic solution, low sensitivity to biological degradation and good establishment of adventitious roots (Fachinello et al. 1995). In spite of its large-scale use for fruit production, the technique is not commonly used for forage species, such as Stylosanthes. We evaluated different concentrations of IBA for root establishment and initial development of Stylosanthes scabra cuttings.
