Time of collection and cutting sizes affect vegetative propagation of Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst through leafless branch cuttings

Haile, Getahun; Gebrehiwot, Kindeya; Lemenih, Mulugeta; Bongers, Frans

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.04.007

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“…These reserves need to last through the development of the emerging sprout, until it is ready for photosynthesis. Thus, very thin root cuttings may lack sufficient nutritional reserves or the ability to regenerate shoot primordial 11 17 18 .…”

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Effects of fragment traits, burial orientation and nutrient supply on survival and growth in Populus deltoides × P. simonii

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et al. 2016

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Clonal propagations of shoot or root fragments play pivotal roles in adaptation of clonal trees to environmental heterogeneity, i.e. soil nutrient heterogeneity and burials after disturbance. However, little is known about whether burial orientation and nutrient supply can alter the effects of fragment traits in Populus. Shoot and root fragments of Populus deltoides × P. simonii were subjected to burials in two different fragment diameters (0.5 and 2.0 cm), two fragment lengths (5 and 15 cm) and three burial orientations (horizontal, upward and downward). For the shoot fragments, survival and growth were significantly higher in the larger pieces (either in length or diameter) and the horizontal/upward burial position. On the contrary, the effect of burial position was reversed for the root fragments. Shoot/root fragments of 15 cm in length in horizontal burial position were then subjected to two different fragment diameters (0.5 and 2.0 cm) and four types of nutrient supplies (without nutrient, low frequency, high frequency and patchy). Growth of shoot fragments of 2.0 cm in diameter significantly increased in high frequency and patchy nutrient supplies than that of without nutrient treatment. These results suggest that burial orientation and nutrient supply could be employed in clonal propagations of cuttings, afforestation or regeneration in Populus.

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Effects of fragment traits, burial orientation and nutrient supply on survival and growth in Populus deltoides × P. simonii

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“…Temporal variations in rooting efficiency are very common in woody plants such as Corylus avellana (Hazel) (Valerio et al, 2010), Boswellia papyrifera (Haile et al, 2011), and Ceanothus americanus (Dahurian buckthorn) (Julia and Jessica, 2013) The optimal time for rooting must be established individually for each species according to their growth characteristics (Howard, 1996;Klein et al, 2000). P. tatarinowii is a late sprouting species that usually bursts in late April and early May in Tai'an, Shandong province in China.…”

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Exploring Vegetative Propagation Techniques for the Threatened Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim Using Stem Cuttings

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Wan-yuan³

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Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim, the only species of the genus Pteroceltis (family Ulmaceae), is an endemic rare tree species in China. This study was performed to explore vegetative propagation techniques for P. tatarinowii using stem cuttings. First, the effects of exogenous indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and cutting positions on rooting performance were investigated to screen the appropriate exogenous auxin treatment and to determine the proper cuttings type. The results showed that the control cuttings pretreated with no exogenous IBA, irrespective of whether the stem cuttings were terminal, middle, or basal, rooted in a manner significantly inferior to that of cuttings pretreated with IBA. Their rooting percentage was less than 50%. Among the IBA-treated cuttings, the middle cuttings pretreated with 1000 mg · L L1 IBA rooted best, with the shortest number of days until rooting emergence (20 days), the highest rooting percentage (84.0%), the lowest mortality rate (4.0%), the greatest root number (average of 6.7 per cutting), and the longest roots per cutting (44.4 cm per cutting). Terminal cuttings pretreated with 1000 mg · L L1 IBA acquired satisfactory rooting traits and had the same shortest rooting duration (20 days) and the following parameters: rooting, 70.7%; mortality, 10.7%; average roots per cutting, 5.2; and longest root, 29.1 cm. To further determine the optimum cutting propagation time for this plant, a second experiment was performed and the cuttings were collected beginning in early June, when the growth of the current season was feasible for harvesting cuttings. Stem cuttings collected in late June and middle July had significantly higher rooting percentages ( ‡80%) compared with those collected in early June (66.7%). The other three rooting parameters were not significantly affected by the collection date. However, according to the overall rooting traits, the cuttings collected in both late June and middle July remarkably outperformed those collected in early June regarding the number of roots and the total root length per cutting. The initial nutrient reserves in the cuttings were also determined. A significant difference in the soluble carbohydrate level was found among collection times, but the nitrogen level in the cuttings was similar. The study revealed that stem cutting propagation of P. tatarinowii was achievable, and it was best achieved with cuttings collected from the terminal and middle positions of the branches of the current season from late June to middle July and treated with 1000 mg · L L1 IBA using the quick dip method.

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“…The results can also be used for selection and propagation (e.g. Haile et al, 2011;Lemenih et al, 2014;Rodríguez-García et al, 2014) of trees which are well suited for frankincense production. This study may thus contribute to management regimes that minimize the damage to trees, while maximizing benefits in terms of frankincense yield.…”

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Frankincense yield is related to tree size and resin-canal characteristics

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Time of collection and cutting sizes affect vegetative propagation of Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst through leafless branch cuttings

Cited by 29 publications

References 12 publications

Effects of fragment traits, burial orientation and nutrient supply on survival and growth in Populus deltoides × P. simonii

Effects of fragment traits, burial orientation and nutrient supply on survival and growth in Populus deltoides × P. simonii

Exploring Vegetative Propagation Techniques for the Threatened Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim Using Stem Cuttings

Frankincense yield is related to tree size and resin-canal characteristics

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