Influence of pre cut foliar application of plant growth substances on propagation of pomegranate

An experiment entitled, Influence of pre cut foliar application of plant growth substances on multiplication of pomegranate through sub apical cutting was carried out with two factors viz., time of cutting three levels and plant growth substances with four repetitions.The results of the study revealed that, significantly early sprouting (9.61 days), maximum number of shoots (2.41) and shoot length (10.85 cm) per cutting at 60 days after planting, maximum number of roots (8.40) and root length (7.61 cm) per cutting at 60 days after planting was recorded with treatment c1 (Cutting taken at 3 days after spraying). Among the treatments of growth substances, significantly early sprouting (9.27 days), highest survival percentage (80.98) at 45 days after planting, highest length shoot per cutting at 60 days after planting (12.08 cm), maximum number of roots (9.36) and root length (8.47 cm) per cutting at 60 days after planting was recorded with treatment p1 (spray of ethrel 1000 ppm). Use of pomegranate cutting after three days of foliar spray of ethrel 1000 ppm on mother plant for getting early sprouting, highest survival, maximum number and length of shoots and roots of cutting under green house.