Propagation of Some Local Fig (Ficus carica L.) Cultivars by Hardwood Cuttings under the Field Conditions in Tunisia

Table 2

Mean, standard deviation, and range of morphological characters recorded in nursery plants derived from cuttings for five fig cultivars.

Characters	Mean ± standard error	Standard deviation	Range
% Root emergence (RE %)	48.00 ± 7.86	24.85	10–90
Number of emerged buds/nursery plant (NB)	0.54 ± 0.13	0.89	0–3
Length of nursery plant (LP cm)	28.08 ± 2.23	15.47	4–70
Diameter of nursery plant (DP mm)	11.96 ± 0.92	6.43	5–45
Number of leaves/nursery plant (NL)	18.96 ± 1.77	12.29	3–63
Cumulative growth of nursery plant (CG cm)	60.44 ± 2.60	18.03	32–112
Number of roots/nursery plant (NR)	15.02 ± 1.29	8.93	1–39