Effect of cutting length on the asexual propagation of tacaco (Sechium tacaco; Cucurbitaceae)

 

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Författarna: Monge-Pérez, José Eladio, Muñoz-López, Karen María, Loría-Coto, Michelle
Materialtyp: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Utgivningstid:2024
Beskrivning:Introduction: There is few information on the vegetative propagation of tacaco (Sechium tacaco). Objective: To evaluate the effect of cutting length on the asexual propagation of tacaco. Methods: We carried out the test in Ujarrás, Cartago, Costa Rica. We use 36 cuttings from secondary shoots, of three different lengths (long, medium and short; 12 cuttings of each length). We treated the cuttings with 10 000ppm IBA, and kept them under greenhouse conditions for 41 days. Then we transplanted them into plastic bags, and kept them under a shade house for 27 days. We evaluated the following variables: root dry weight, aerial part dry weight, aerial part dry weight/root dry weight ratio, change in height, change in number of nodes, change in number of shoots, and change in stem thickness. Results: We did not find significant differences between treatments for any of the evaluated variables. Conclusion: The length of the cutting did not significantly influence the vegetative propagation of tacaco.
Land:Portal de Revistas UNED
Organisation:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Språk:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/5238
Länkar:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/5238
Nyckelord:Curcubitacea
clon
enraizamiento
Centroamérica
hortaliza
Curcubitaceae
clone
rooting
Central America
vegetable