Abstract
Plant propagation is a labor-intensive process in the nursery and greenhouse industry, with labor accounting for 41.4% of expenditures in 2019—$4.8 billion of the $11.6 billion total. Labor availability remains a critical issue, and current methods of applying root-promoting compounds to cuttings often yield inconsistent rooting responses. This research investigated honey as a rooting adjuvant and its effects on rooting in Red Cascade™ miniature rose (Rosa ‘MOORcap’), common camellia (Camellia japonica), and southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’). For Red Cascade™ rose, adding honey to water-soluble indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) solutions did not improve root counts compared to IBA alone. However, 1000 µL∙L⁻1 IBA produced more roots than 250 µL∙L⁻1 IBA. Camellia and magnolia cuttings were treated with multiflora, Manuka, or commercial honey, alongside IBA rates of 0 to 4500 µL∙L⁻1. In camellia, honey type or auxin rate did not significantly affect rooting, but local and multiflora honey combined with higher IBA rates increased root counts. For magnolia, multiflora honey improved both root number and quality, outperforming other treatments. While honey showed limited benefits for camellia and rose, multiflora honey demonstrated potential economic advantages for magnolia propagation, enhancing root quality and quantity for producers.
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Claim · model-written summary
Adding honey to IBA did not improve root counts of Red Cascade rose over IBA alone.
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e0“For Red Cascade™ rose, adding honey to water-soluble indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) solutions did not improve root counts compared to IBA alone”
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A 1000 µL∙L⁻1 IBA rate produced more rose roots than 250 µL∙L⁻1.
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e0“For Red Cascade™ rose, adding honey to water-soluble indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) solutions did not improve root counts compared to IBA alone. However, 1000 µL∙L⁻1 IBA produced more roots than 250 µL∙L⁻1 IBA”
Claim · model-written summary
Honey type did not significantly affect camellia rooting.
CamelliaNot reportedComparator
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e0“In camellia, honey type or auxin rate did not significantly affect rooting”
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Auxin rate did not significantly affect camellia rooting.
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e0“In camellia, honey type or auxin rate did not significantly affect rooting”
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Local honey combined with higher IBA rates increased camellia root counts.
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e0“In camellia, honey type or auxin rate did not significantly affect rooting, but local and multiflora honey combined with higher IBA rates increased root counts”
Claim · model-written summary
Multiflora honey combined with higher IBA rates increased camellia root counts.
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e0“In camellia, honey type or auxin rate did not significantly affect rooting, but local and multiflora honey combined with higher IBA rates increased root counts”
Claim · model-written summary
Multiflora honey improved magnolia root number.
MagnoliaOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“For magnolia, multiflora honey improved both root number and quality, outperforming other treatments”
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Multiflora honey improved magnolia root quality.
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e0“For magnolia, multiflora honey improved both root number and quality, outperforming other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest multiflora honey may have economic advantages for magnolia propagation.
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- potential economic advantages for magnolia propagatione0
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e0“multiflora honey demonstrated potential economic advantages for magnolia propagation”
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