Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

Vol 27, Issue 1, 2021; Page No.(54-60)

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL MEDIA AND WOUNDING ON ROOTING AND GROWING OF GRAPES (VITIS VINIFERA L.) SEMI WOOD CUTTING

Suzan Ali Hussein, Raad Ahmed Medan and Ali Mohammed Noori

Abstract

The study was conducted in Collage of Agriculture / Kirkuk University –Iraq during period of 15/12/2019 to 1/5/2020. The study included influence of two type of cultural media (Peat moss, river soil) and wounding three levels (without wounding, mono-wounds,di-wounds) of European grape cutting under plastic house condition. The factorial experiment arranged using randomized complete block design (R.C.B.D.) with triplicates and five seedlings for each experimental unit. The results were analyzed by using SAS V 9.0 software and the variation of means compared depending on Duncan test for significant level of 0.05. The obtained results can be summarized that Peat mossmedia significantly increased most of roots and shoots characteristics (percentage of rooted cutting, roots length, dry weight of shoots and roots systems, length and diameter of cutting, numbers of leaves and new branches, branches length and leaf area) on river soilmedia. While, mono-woundsexhibited a significant superiority on other wounding levels in following characteristics (percentage of rooted cutting, roots length, dry weight of shoots and roots systems, diameter of cutting, numbers of leaves and new branches, branches length, leaf area, total chlorophyll and percentage of Nitrogen).