Abstract
The study was conducted in the field of the College of Agriculture, University of Kirkuk, located in Al-Sayada area, Iraq, during the 2025 growing season, to study the effect of three types of mulberry cuttings (Basal or Hardwood, Meddle and Terminal) by immersion in the growth regulator IBA at three concentrations (0, 1000 and 2000) mg L-1 at depth of 3cm for 10 seconds, and planted in two ways (Open and Greenhouse). The experiment was designed according to a RCBD design with two independent experiments. The number of cuttings for each cultivation method was 270 cuttings, and the total number of cuttings included in the study was 540 cuttings. The results showed that the basal (Hardwood) cuttings were significantly superior in all the studied traits of vegetative and root growth, except for the seedling height, for both the open and greenhouse cultivation methods, compared to the meddle and terminal cuttings. The treatment with a concentration of 2000 mg L-1 of auxin IBA was superior in the percentage of rooted cuttings, root length and the average number of new leaves formed on the cuttings, while the concentrations of 1000 and 2000 mg L-1 were superior in the number of roots and the average number of new branches compared to open cultivation. As for the greenhouse cultivation method, the concentration of 2000 mg L-1 of IBA had a significant improvement in all studied traits except for seedling height, in which the concentrations of 1000 and 2000 mg L-1 had a significant effect compared to the control treatment. The two-way interactions between the two factors a significant effect on all studied traits for both cultivation methods.
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Claim · model-written summary
Basal (hardwood) mulberry cuttings were significantly superior to meddle and terminal cuttings in vegetative and root growth traits, except seedling height, in both open and greenhouse cultivation.
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t0“mulberry cuttings”
e1“the basal (Hardwood) cuttings were significantly superior in all the studied traits of vegetative and root growth, except for the seedling height, for both the open and greenhouse cultivation methods, compared to the meddle and terminal cuttings”
Claim · model-written summary
IBA at 2000 mg L-1 was superior in rooted cutting percentage, root length and number of new leaves of mulberry cuttings.
- Taxon
- mulberryt0
- Treatment
- 2000 mg L-1 of auxin IBAe2
- Outcome
- percentage of rooted cuttings, root length and the average number of new leavese2
- Direction
- superiore2
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t0“mulberry cuttings”
e2“The treatment with a concentration of 2000 mg L-1 of auxin IBA was superior in the percentage of rooted cuttings, root length and the average number of new leaves formed on the cuttings”
Claim · model-written summary
IBA at 1000 and 2000 mg L-1 was superior in root number and new branch number of mulberry cuttings compared with open cultivation.
Verbatim
t0“mulberry cuttings”
e3“while the concentrations of 1000 and 2000 mg L-1 were superior in the number of roots and the average number of new branches compared to open cultivation”
Claim · model-written summary
In greenhouse cultivation, IBA at 2000 mg L-1 significantly improved all studied traits of mulberry cuttings except seedling height.
- Taxon
- mulberryt0
- Treatment
- 2000 mg L-1 of IBAe4
- Outcome
- all studied traitse4
- Direction
- significant improvemente4
- Qualifier
- except for seedling heighte4
- Setting
- greenhouse cultivation methode4
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Verbatim
t0“mulberry cuttings”
e4“As for the greenhouse cultivation method, the concentration of 2000 mg L-1 of IBA had a significant improvement in all studied traits except for seedling height”
Claim · model-written summary
IBA at 1000 and 2000 mg L-1 had a significant effect on seedling height of mulberry cuttings compared with the control.
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
t0“mulberry cuttings”
e4“As for the greenhouse cultivation method, the concentration of 2000 mg L-1 of IBA had a significant improvement in all studied traits except for seedling height”
e5“in which the concentrations of 1000 and 2000 mg L-1 had a significant effect compared to the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The interactions between cutting type and cultivation method had a significant effect on all studied traits of mulberry cuttings.
- Taxon
- mulberryt0
- Treatment
- two-way interactions between the two factorse6
- Outcome
- all studied traitse6
- Setting
- both cultivation methodse6
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
t0“mulberry cuttings”
e6“The two-way interactions between the two factors a significant effect on all studied traits for both cultivation methods”
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