Effect of environment and growth regulators on rooting of cuttings in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)

Cocoa is one of the important beverage crops showed variability in seed propagation owing to its self incompatibility. Hence, vegetative propagation method through cutting was attempted with different environments to produce genetically uniform planting materials. Out of various treatment combinations tried, the plagiotropic shoots treated with IBA 7500 ppm and kept under automated mist chamber condition recorded early sprout initiation 13.27 days and more sprouting (28 %) and rooting percentage (50.50 %).