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Journal of Plant Sciences

Year: 2015 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 206-209
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2015.206.209
Effect of Salicylic Acid Synergists on Rooting Softwood Cuttings of Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Ali Salehi Sardoei and Mojghan Shahdadneghad

Abstract: The poinsettia’s species name pulcherrima means "most beautiful" and that it is. Poinsettia’s brilliant red floral display held against rich green foliage has made this unlikely species a holiday favorite. Its appealing presentation of the traditional Christmas colors has so endeared poinsettia that it is now second only to the Christmas tree as the most popular holiday plant. Studies have shown that rooting substrate is one of the effective factors at rooting of hard rhizogenetic plant such as poinsettia. The purpose of this study is to determine an appropriate concentration of Salicylic Acid (SA) on rooting of poinsettia. Present study showed that there was a great variation in most of the measured characters at p<0.05 percent level. The obtained results showed that salicylic acid treatments have caused the increase of percent of rooting. The use of salicylic acid caused a positive effect on rooting. The callus percentage was obtained in control and 400 treatments. This study shows that plant growth regulator salicylic acid have a profound influence on rooting of poinsettia.

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Ali Salehi Sardoei and Mojghan Shahdadneghad, 2015. Effect of Salicylic Acid Synergists on Rooting Softwood Cuttings of Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). Journal of Plant Sciences, 10: 206-209.

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