Abstract
Juniperus communis L. can be used for essential oils and ornamental purposes, but currently the population is declining in its natural habitats as the seeds are very slow to germinate, with many seeds also empty. These findings could support both the conservation of J. communis and its adoption in sustainable agricultural systems. This study investigated the potential of vegetative propagation evaluating the effects of rooting medium, gender, and Indole 3-Butyric Acid (IBA) treatment on the rooting success of J. communis cuttings. Two types of rooting medium (RM_I vs. RM_II), gender (male vs. female) and two IBA concentrations (0 vs. 4000 ppm) were used. Rooting medium I (RM_I) consists of substrate and perlite (50% + 50%), and rooting medium II (RM II) contains unfertilized blonde peat (65%), substrate (25%), and perlite (10%). The results show the influence of rooting medium, IBA treatment, and gender on the rooting percentage and the number of the primary roots. Female cuttings are more likely to induce rooting than male cuttings (29.69% vs. 19.90%), and the RM_II produces a higher percentage of rooting than RM_I (28.89% vs. 20.70%). In relation to the number of roots per cutting, RM_II was higher than RM_I (7.46 vs. 6.04). Interaction between rooting medium and IBA treatment showed significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) in the rooting percentage. Results showed that cuttings treated with 4000 ppm IBA in RM_II achieved the highest rooting percentage (45.57%), with female cuttings outperforming male cuttings.
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Claim · model-written summary
Female cuttings rooted more often than male cuttings, 29.69% versus 19.90%.
- Taxon
- Juniperus communis L.
Juniperus communist0 - Material
- Female cuttingse0
- Outcome
- rootinge0
- Direction
- more likelye0
- Value
- 29.69%e0
- Qualifier
- 19.90%e0
- Comparator
- male cuttingse0
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Verbatim
t0“Juniperus communis L.”
e0“Female cuttings are more likely to induce rooting than male cuttings (29.69% vs. 19.90%)”
Claim · model-written summary
RM_II gave higher rooting than RM_I, 28.89% versus 20.70%.
- Taxon
- Juniperus communis L.Juniperus communist0
- Treatment
- RM_IIe0
- Outcome
- percentage of rootinge0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 28.89%e0
- Qualifier
- 20.70%e0
- Comparator
- RM_Ie0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Juniperus communis L.”
e0“RM_II produces a higher percentage of rooting than RM_I (28.89% vs. 20.70%)”
Claim · model-written summary
RM_II produced more roots per cutting than RM_I, 7.46 versus 6.04.
- Taxon
- Juniperus communis L.Juniperus communist0
- Treatment
- RM_IIe0
- Outcome
- number of roots per cuttinge0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 7.46e0
- Qualifier
- 6.04e0
- Comparator
- RM_Ie0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Juniperus communis L.”
e0“number of roots per cutting, RM_II was higher than RM_I (7.46 vs. 6.04)”
Claim · model-written summary
Rooting medium and IBA treatment interacted significantly for rooting percentage.
- Taxon
- Juniperus communis L.Juniperus communist0
- Treatment
- IBA treatmente0
- Outcome
- rooting percentagee0
- Qualifier
- rooting mediume0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Juniperus communis L.”
e0“Interaction between rooting medium and IBA treatment showed significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) in the rooting percentage”
Claim · model-written summary
Cuttings treated with 4000 ppm IBA in RM_II reached the highest rooting percentage, 45.57%.
- Taxon
- Juniperus communis L.Juniperus communist0
- Treatment
- 4000 ppm IBA in RM_IIe0
- Outcome
- rooting percentagee0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 45.57%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Juniperus communis L.”
e0“cuttings treated with 4000 ppm IBA in RM_II achieved the highest rooting percentage (45.57%)”
Claim · model-written summary
Female cuttings outperformed male cuttings under 4000 ppm IBA in RM_II.
- Taxon
- Juniperus communis L.Juniperus communist0
- Material
- female cuttingse0
- Treatment
- 4000 ppm IBA in RM_IIe0
- Outcome
- rooting percentagee0
- Direction
- outperforminge0
- Comparator
- male cuttingse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Juniperus communis L.”
e0“cuttings treated with 4000 ppm IBA in RM_II achieved the highest rooting percentage (45.57%), with female cuttings outperforming male cuttings”
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indole-3-butyric acid · growth · Juniperus communis (common juniper)Positive and negative results
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