Propagation Possibilites With Semi-Hardwood Cuttings of Different Cornelian Cherry Genotypes (Cornus mas L.)

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine propagation possibilites with semi- hardwood cuttings of different cornelian cherry genotypes (21, 22, 24, 25 ve 44-05) and Erolbey-77 cultivar. Semi-hardwood cuttings took from cornelian cherry genotypes investigated on 15 July, 2014. Prepared cuttings were divided into two groups. First group was left untreated (control teratment), the other group was treated with 4000 ppm dose of indole-3 butyric acid. After five weeks of growing, cuttings were removed from the rooting media and rooting ratio, callus ratio, number of roots, longest root lenght, shortest root lenght, living cutting ratio, number of lateral roots and rooting quality were determined. Rooting ratio, number of roots, callus ratio, longest root lenght, shortest root lenght and rooting quality in the semi- harwood cuttings applied IBA were determined from 0.0% (21) to 40.0% (25), 0.0 (21) to 1.93 number shoot(-1) (Erolbey-77), 33.3% (44-05) to 86.6% (22), 0.0 mm (21) to 3.86 mm (25), 0.0 mm (21) to 1.27 mm (Erolbey-77) and 0.0 (21) ile 0.35 (25), respectively. Consequently, the 25 genotype sustaned better results in terms of rooting ratio, rooting quality and other rooting properties than other genotypes.