Effect of rooting media and IBA treatments on shoot production and survival of terminal cuttings in guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Taiwan Pink

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of rooting media and Indole-3-butyric acid treatments on guava terminal cuttings cv Taiwan pink. The treatments comprised of three types of rooting media i.e., coco peat, vermiculite and saw dust and six concentrations of Indole-3-butyric acid i.e., 250 ppm, 500 ppm, 750 ppm in solution form and 1500 ppm, 3000 ppm and 6000 ppm in powdered form. The more favourable results were obtained from coco peat among the all 3 different rooting media and among the IBA treatments, 3000 ppm recorded the best values in percentage of rooted cuttings, dry weight of shoots per cutting, number of leaves per cutting, leaf area per cutting, total leaf chlorophyll content and survival percentage of rooted cuttings.