Vol. 8, Issue 9, Part J (2024)

The experiment entitled “Influence of rooting media and IBA on growth and development of dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) cuttings was carried out at the Dr. YSRHU – College of Horticulture, Venkataramannagudem, Andhra Pradesh during the year 2023- 2024. The experiment was laid out in a factorial randomized block design with three replications comprising sixteen treatment combinations having two factors recorded i.e rooting media at 4 levels (red earth + rice husk, red earth + sand, red earth + vermicompost, red earth) and 4 levels of IBA concentrations (IBA @ 1000, 2000, 3000 and no IBA concentration) recorded at 120 days interval. Both media and IBA had significant impact on rooting performance of dragon fruit stem cuttings. The treatment combination T₁₁ (red earth + vermicompost + IBA @ 3000 ppm) recorded maximum average number of roots (53.40), average length of the root (45.89 cm), length of the longest root (56.03 cm), fresh weight of the roots (14.39 g/cutting), dry weight of the roots (3.77g/cutting) and root thickness (0.31 mm) compared to other treatment combinations.