Effect of Indole-3-Butyric Acid on Clonal Propagation of Swietenia macrophylla through Branch Cutting

Table 2

Effect of IBA on rooting ability, sprouting ability, and overall survival of rooted cuttings of S. macrophylla.

Parameters	IBA concentration (treatments)
	Control (T0)	0.2% IBA (T1)	0.4% IBA (T2)	0.8% IBA (T3)
Rooting (%)	37.24 ± 0.37a	55.30 ± 1.64b	62.51 ± 2.84b	43.21 ± 1.54a
Number of roots per cutting	1.26 ± 0.26a	2.25 ± 0.24a	5.73 ± 1.31b	6.68 ± 1.79b
Longest root (cm)	1.56 ± 0.28a	3.28 ± 0.31a	7.66 ± 1.42b	14.22 ± 1.88c
Sprouting (%)	34.52 ± 3.12a	56.23 ± 2.31b	67.27 ± 27b	45.42 ± 1.79a
Number of sprouts per cutting	1.72 ± 0.36a	2.86 ± 0.43ab	4.16 ± 0.85bc	4.81 ± 0.84c
Longest sprouts (cm)	8.21 ± 1.62a	14.16 ± 1.91b	15.34 ± 1.76b	15.51 ± 1.86b
Number of leaves per cutting	6.72 ± 1.28a	7.51 ± 1.32a	10.43 ± 1.85b	10.74 ± 1.03b
Survival (%)	55.60 ± 1.31a	67.54 ± 2.10b	69.67 ± 1.54b	62.21 ± 1.81b

Note: ± indicates mean ± standard error and the same letter(s) indicate(s) no significant difference at .