Claim · model-written summary
Longer cuttings (35 cm) gave better growth and survival of poplar than smaller cuttings.
- Treatment
- Longer cuttings (35 cm length)e1
- Outcome
- growth as well as survivale1
- Direction
- bettere1
- Comparator
- smaller cuttingse1
PopulusNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“Cuttings obtained from one year old poplar plants or stool shoots gave better nursery stock than the cuttings obtained from older trees”
e1“Longer cuttings (35 cm length) gave better growth as well as survival of plants than smaller cuttings”
Title
Certain experiments on nursery techniques for propagation of poplar plants from shoot cuttings.
B. S. Rana; L. S. Lodhiyal; R. P. Singh Indian Forester 1995
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Cuttings from one-year-old poplar plants or stool shoots gave better nursery stock than cuttings from older trees.
- Intervention effect Thicker cuttings (2.5 cm diameter) of poplar performed better than thinner cuttings (1-2 cm diameter).
- Recommendation Best time of planting poplar cuttings was January.
- Recommendation Planting poplar cuttings beyond February is not advisable.
- Intervention effect Soaking poplar cuttings in water for 12 hours before planting gave better results.
- Intervention effect Different spacings had no significant effect on poplar survival in the nursery.
- Recommendation A 40 × 60 cm spacing is recommended for best height and diameter growth of poplar in the nursery.