Mass Propagation of Rocky Mountain Juniper From Shoot Tip Cuttings
Demand has exceeded supply for conservation plantings of Rocky Mountain juniper-Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Vegetative propagation could provide an alternative source of planting stock. Ortets from 2 to 40 years of age provided cuttings from leaders and first-rank branches. Ramets, 12-cm-long (4.7-in-long) from 2-yearold ortets, rooted at rates of zip to 82%. Treatment of cuttings with 1.6 or 3.0̊h indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) accelerated rooting by several months and increased overall rooting success by up to 36%. Stecklings survived at high rates (97%) and developed a normal seedling-like form. Tree Planters' Notes 47(3): 94-99; 1996.
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Author(s): John L. Edson, David L. Wenny, R. Kasten Dumroese, Annette D. Leege-Brusven
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volumes 47, Number 3 (1996)
Section: Research Reports
Volume: 47
Number: 3
