• Ajish Muraleedharan

Chrysanthemum is one of the most popular cut flower in the world belongs to the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and north eastern Europe. It is the second most popular flower next to rose. The present study was conducted at the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India, during September 2016. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Block design with three replications to determine the chrysanthemum cuttings response to auxin i.e. indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) at 30, 50, 75, 100 and 125 ppm concentrations. Both auxin shown significant results on all rooting and growth parameters. Among the different concentrations used, 100 ppm IBA recorded best results in number of leaves, shoot weight (g), root weight (g), root length (cm), and number of visible roots in chrysanthemum cuttings. Days taken for rooting and bud sprouting were early in IBA treated with 100 ppm.

Chrysanthemum, IBA, NAA

"RESPONSE AND EFFECT OF AUXINS ON THE ROOTING AND GROWTH OF Dendranthema grandiflora CUTTINGS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 3, page no.413-417, March-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1703080.pdf

"RESPONSE AND EFFECT OF AUXINS ON THE ROOTING AND GROWTH OF Dendranthema grandiflora CUTTINGS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 3, page no. pp413-417, March-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1703080.pdf