Beneficial microorganisms impacts rooting and the establishment of African marigold cuttings

Abstract

The investigation was done using bio-formulations containing beneficial microorganisms to assess the impact of beneficial microorganisms on the performance of African marigold cuttings during propagation and their establishment. Significant differences were observed for almost all parameters across different treatments. Observations have shown that the highest survival percentage (78.40%), number of branches per cutting (4.16), number of roots per cutting (34.46), the average length of roots per cutting (6.10 cm.), fresh weight of roots per cutting (0.25 g) and dry weight of root per cutting (0.11g) were recorded with the use of Trichoderma harzianum which gave the best results for all the parameters.