Rooting Performance of Molave (Vitexparviflora juss) Cutting Planted with Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) at Different Concentrations

Abstract

The molave tree is known in the Philippines for its dense durable wood which are used widely in making boats, furniture, utensils, and as constructional materials. This study was conducted in the rooting chamber of the Clonal Nursery Complex of the GSC Baterna Campus, San Lorenzo, Guimaras to determine the rooting performance of molave cuttings as affected with the different concentrations of IBA hormone: number of roots, length of roots, number of new leaves, length of new leaves, and percentage of cuttings ready for potting and determine the significant difference of the different levels of IBA as a rooting hormone to the cloned molave. A Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was used in this study. The following treatments were used in the study: treatment A–No hormone (Control), treatment B–100 ppm with talcum powder, treatment C–300 ppm with talcum powder, treatment D–500 ppm with talcum powder and treatment E–500 ppm/No talcum powder. For the number of roots, only cuttings in Treatment E (500 ppm/no talcum) have rooted and with a mean of 1.3 and 20.3 in length. The highest number of new leaves was attained by Treatment E (500 ppm/no talcum powder) with a mean of 4.3. For the length of new leaves, the longest was Treatment C (300 ppm with talcum powder) has a mean of 20.3 cm. For the number of cuttings ready for potting after 21 days inside the rooting chamber, the highest mean was obtained by Treatment E (500 ppm/no talcum powder) is 73.3%.