Agricultural Science Digest
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue: 3

Growth Response of West Indian Cherry (Malpighia glabra L.) to Various Cutting Types, Monthly Variations and IBA Treatments

  • Author:
  • A. Bharanidharan1, P. Ranchana1,*, Karishma Sebastian1, B. Madhumitha1, Deepak Das1, A.S. Kamalakannan1, Y. Krishna Prasanth1
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 528 to 536

1School of Agricultural Sciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore-641 114, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author: P. Ranchana, School of Agricultural Sciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore-641 114, Tamil Nadu, India, Email: ranchana@karunya.edu

Online published on 04 December, 2025.

Abstract

The West Indian Cherry, a tropical fruit crop, is notable for its exceptionally high vitamin C content. While it can be propagated through seeds, the germination rate is relatively low. Therefore, efforts were made to propagate it using stem cuttings, a popular method of vegetative propagation due to its rapidity, simplicity and cost-effectiveness.

Experiments were conducted from June to September using different concentrations of Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) (1500 ppm, 2500 ppm and a control) on two types of cuttings: softwood and semi-hardwood.

The best rooting and shooting results were observed with semi-hardwood cuttings treated with 1500 ppm IBA during the first fortnight of August. This method is recommended for nurseries and farmers to achieve faster and more successful propagation of the West Indian Cherry.

Keywords

Climate, Cuttings, IBA, Propagation, Rooting, Types of cutting, West Indian cherry