INOCULATIONS WITH PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA (PGPR) STIMULATE ADVENTITIOUS ROOT FORMATION ON SEMI-HARDWOOD STEM CUTTINGS OF FICUS BENJAMINA L.

SEZEN I., KAYMAK H. Ç., AYTATLI B., Donmez M. F., ERCİŞLİ S.

PROPAGATION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS, cilt.14, sa.4, ss.152-157, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: PROPAGATION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.152-157
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Agrobacterium rubi, Bacillus subtilus, Moraceae, ornamental plants, propagation, Pseudomonas putida, VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION, BACTERIA, IBA, NODULATION, INDUCTION, KIWIFRUIT, YIELD, WHEAT
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

An attempt was made to induce rooting from cuttings of Ficus benjamina L. by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) treatments under controlled conditions. Semi-hardwood cuttings of Ficus benjamina were used. Agrobacterium rubi (A1 and A18), Pseudomonas putida (BA-8), and Bacillus subtilus (BA-142) were used as rooting agents. The rooting percentage was 100% in all bacteria strain treatments while the lowest were observed in control (86.7%). Root length was greater when cuttings were treated with BA-142 and A-18 compared the other treatments. The lowest root length was obtained in the control. The fresh root weight varied from 0.60 g (A-1) to 2.29 g (BA-142) in experiment I (December 2013) and experiment II (July 2014), respectively. The highest new leaf number (1.44) was observed on cuttings treated with BA-142 followed by 1.26 in treatment BA-8. The results of this study suggest that Bacillus subtilus (BA-142) may possess great potential for promoting adventitious root formation in Ficus benjamina.