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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PROPAGATION METHODS AND USE
OF GROWTH REGULATORS IN LONG PEPPER (Piper longum L.)
UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION
A
THESIS
SUBMITTED TO THE
NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
NAVSARI
IN PARTIAL FULLFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR
THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE
OF
MASTER OF SCIENCE
(HORTICULTURE)
IN
PLANTATION, SPICES, MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS
BY
ANAND ANANYA JANOJKUMAR
B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture
DEPARTMENT OF PLANTATION, SPICES,
MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS,
ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY,
NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
NAVSARI 396450
GUJARAT STATE
JULY 2015
Uni. Registration No - 2020213003
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PROPAGATION METHODS AND USE
OF GROWTH REGULATORS IN LONG PEPPER
(Piper longum L.) UNDER THE PROTECTED CULTIVATION.
Student : Major Advisor :
Anand Ananya Janojkumar Dr. B. V. Padhiar
DEPARTMENT OF PLANTATION, SPICES, MEDICINAL AND
AROMATIC CROPS,
ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY,
NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY,
NAVSARI
396450
ABSTRACT
The present research was carried out to study the effect of
combination of propagation methods and growth regulators on growth of
long pepper (Piper longum L.) during the year 2014 in polyhouse at
RHRS farm of ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari
Agricultural University, Navsari.
The experiment included twelve treatments in Factorial
Completely Randomized Design (FCRD) having three repetitions with
two factors, the first factor growth regulators with four levels. - IBA,
NAA, and their combination each having concentration of 500 mgl-1
along with control (growth regulator not applied);. and another factor-
propagation methods were of three levels – single node, two nodes and
three nodes cuttings. Twenty cuttings under each repetitions of treatment
were planted after necessary treatment. The cuttings of single, double,
three nodes were dipped in respective solutions of IBA, NAA and their
combination for 10 seconds. The planting media used was a mixture of
Red soil + Sand + Vermicompost in ratio of 1: 1: 1.
Among the various combination of growth regulators and
propagation methods, IBA 500 mgl-1 + NAA 500 mgl-1 with three node
cuttings proved to be best for growth of shoots and roots viz. days taken
for first sprouting (10.46 days), number of shoots per cutting (4.9),
number of leaves per shoot (15.3), average length of shoot (47.41cm),
diameter of the shoot (5.01 mm), rooting (85.67 %), number of primary
roots per cutting (16.59), average length of primary root (43.92 cm),
number of secondary roots per cutting (36.31) and length of average
secondary root (30.23 cm).
It is concluded that 500 mgl-1 + NAA 500 mgl-1 with three
node cuttings was the most effective treatment among all treatments in
all parameters of shoot and root in long pepper under south Gujarat
condition.
Dr. B. V. Padhiar
Professor (Fruit Sci. & PSMA) (Retd.)
Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops,
ASPEE College Horticulture & Forestry,
Navsari Agricultural University,
Navsari-396 450.

C E R T I F I C A T E
This is to certify that the thesis entitled “EFFECT OF
DIFFERENT PROPAGATION METHODS AND USE OF
GROWTH REGULATORS IN LONG PEPPER (Piper
longum L.) UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION” submitted
by ANAND ANANYA JANOJKUMR in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (Hort.) in the
subject of PLANTATION, SPICES, MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS
of Navsari Agricultural University is a record of bona fide research work carried out
by her under my guidance and supervision and that the thesis has not been previously
formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma or has been published for other
similar title. All the assistance and help received during the course of the investigation
have been duly acknowledged by her.
Place: Navsari (B. V. Padhiar)
Date: 16 /07/2015 Major Advisor
D E C L A R A T I O N
This is to declare that the whole of the research work
reported here in the thesis for the partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (HORTICULTURE) in the
subject of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops by the
undersigned is the result of investigation done by her under guidance and
supervision of Dr. B. V. Padhiar Professor, Department of Plantation,
Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, ASPEE College of Horticulture
and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari and no part of this
work has been submitted for any other degree so far.

Place : Navsari
Date : 16th July, 2015 ( ANAND ANANYA J. )

Countersigned by

(B. V. PADHIAR)
Professor (Fruit Sci. & PSMA) (Retd.)
Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops
ASPEE College of Horticulture & Forestry,
Navsari Agricultural University,
Navsari – 396 450
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Firstly, I would like to express my enormous indebtedness
and deep sense of gratitude to the God and Master Babuji for providing me
spiritual strength.
It gives me immense pleasure to express my deep sense of
gratitude to my major advisor Dr. B. V. Padhiar, Professor, Department of
PSMA, ASPEE college of Horticulture & Forestry, Navsari Agricultural
University, Navsari for his ardent concern, stirring guidance and
assiduous assistance during the investigation and in the preparation of
this thesis. His constant guidance and encouragement buoyed me all along
and helped me in every respect in M.Sc. (Horti.) studies and research work.
It was privilege that he was always available to solve the problem that
would arise during the course of research and thesis writing No words are
ample to express my thanks to him.
Special thanks are reckoned for their counsel, generous
guidance and useful suggestion to the minor advisor Dr. R. V. Tank,
Associate. Professor, ASPEE College of Horticulture & Forestry, Navsari
Agricultural University, Navsari. I am highly grateful to the other
members of my advisory committee Dr. B. S. Desai, Assistant professor,
Department of Botany, ASPEE College of Horticulture & Forestry, and
Prof. H. N. Chhatrola, Assittant. Professor, Department of Agricultural
Statistics, ASPEE College of Horticulture & Forestry, Navsari
Agricultural University, Navsari for their help and support during my M.
Sc. Studies. I owe my special thanks to Mr. J. R. Naik for statistical
analysis of my experiment.
I feel a great pleasure in getting this proud privilege of
offering my sincerest and devoted thanks to V.C. Dr. C. J. Dangaria and
Research Director Dr. G. G. Radadia and Dr. A.N. Sabalpara, Principal
and Dean of our college Dr. N. L. Patel for their valuable keen interest.
I am thankful my friends, to Riddhi and Urvashi for their
valuable suggestion. I am very thankful to Manish, he was ever ready
person during my research time. It is my luck to have person like Aditya,
who was supporting system to me. I feel blessed while saying thanks to
Priyanka, Parmeshvari, and Spandna who were like companions during my
journey of these two years. I am also thankful to lavanya for her care and
love. I am feeling happy to say about my second home, here in Navsari,
Nitin uncle and Jyoti aunty, who made home like atmosphere.
Last but not the least my deepest gratitude goes to my
beloved family members, my father Mr Janoj Parmar and mother Mrs.
Jyostna Parmar, for their blessings, my elder brother Astitva Anand, who
was always there to inspire me. I am also thankful to my grandfather late.
Dr. Thobhan H. Priyadarshi and my aunty Mrs Divya K. Ray. Due to
their guidance I choose horticulture as my career. I can’t express my
feeling for my family members for their everlasting unconditional love,
constant inspiration prayer, support and guidance.

Place : Navsari (Anand Ananya J)
Date : 16th July. 2015
I N D E X

Chapter
Title Page no.
No.
I. INTRODUCTION 1-7
II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 8-20
III. MATERIAL AND METHODS 21-28
IV. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 29-58
V. DISCUSSION 59-66
VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 67-69
REFERENCES i-ix
APPENDIX -I X
LIST O F TABLES
Table Page
Title
No. No.
Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation
4.1 30
methods on days taken to first sprouting.
Interaction effect of plant growth regulators and propagation
4.2 31

methods on days taken to first sprouting.
Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation

4.3 33

methods on number of shoots per cutting (After 90 days).

Interaction effect of plant growth regulators and propagation
4.4 34

methods on number of shoots per cutting (After 90 days).

Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation
4.5 36

methods on number of leaves per shoots (After 90 days).
Interaction effect of plant growth regulators and propagation
4.6 37

methods on number of leaves per shoots (After 90 days).

90 999.
Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation
4.7 39

methods on average length of shoots (After 90 days).

Interaction effect of plant growth regulators and propagation
4.8 40

methods average length of shoots (After 90 days).

Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation
4.9 42

methods on diameter of shoots in mm (After 90 days).

Interaction effect of plant growth regulators and propagation

4.10 43
methods on diameter of shoots in mm (After 90 days).

Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation
4.11 45

methods on percentage of rooted cuttings (After 90 days).
Interaction effect of plant growth regulators × propagation
4.12 46

methods on percentage of rooted cuttings (After 90 days).

Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation
4.13 47
methods on number of primary roots (After 90 days).
Interaction effect of plant growth regulators × propagation
4.14 48
methods on number of primary roots (After 90 days).
Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation
4.15 50
methods on average length of primary roots (After 90 days).
Interaction effect of plant growth regulators × propagation
4.16 51
methods on average length of primary roots (After 90 days).
Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation
4.17 53
methods on number of secondary roots (After 90 days).
Interaction effect of plant growth regulators × propagation
4.18 54
methods on number of secondary roots (After 90 days).
Effect of different plant growth regulators and propagation
4.19 56
methods on average length of secondary roots (After 90 days).
Interaction effect of plant growth regulators and propagation
4.20 57
methods on average length of secondary roots (After 90 days).