Effect of Different Media Treatments on Rooting of Carnation (Dainathus cryophyllus L.) Cuttings of cv. BALTICO under Poly House Conditions

The present experiment was conducted to study the effect of media on ischolar_maining of carnation cuttings of cv. BALTICO under poly house conditions, during September, 2011 to March, 2012 and the experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design. All the media treatments studied recorded superior ischolar_maining parameters over control. Among the media treatments studied red earth + coco peat recorded minimum number of days for ischolar_main initiation, maximum percentage of ischolar_maining, cumulative ischolar_main length, maximum fresh weight of ischolar_mains and percentage of establishment of ischolar_mained cuttings followed by coco peat + vermicompost and vermicompost alone. Media in combination recorded maximum ischolar_maining percentage, cumulative length of ischolar_mains and fresh weight of ischolar_mains over individual media treatments studied.