Table 2.1: The effect of age on rooting percentage, average number of roots, and average length of roots for pawpaw in a 2002 trench layering study in the greenhouse
| Age | Rooting percentage | Mean roots per rooted stem | Average root length (mm) |
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| 3 weeks | 15.1% | 1.9 | 72.1 |
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| 6 weeks | 7.5% | 2.5 | 125.8 |
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| 12 weeks | 4.9% | 1.8 | 76.9 |
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Table 2.2: The effect of IBA concentration on rooting percentage, average number of roots, and average length of roots for pawpaw in a 2002 trench layering study in the greenhouse
| IBA (ppm) | Rooting percentage | Average number of roots per rooted stem | Average root length (mm) |
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| 0 NWz | 2.7% | 1.0 | 32.5 |
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| 0 W | 1.9% | 1.0 | 32.0 |
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| 5000 W | 16.3% | 1.8 | 91.7 |
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| 10000 W | 15.7% | 1.3 | 97.9 |
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Table 2.3: The effects of seedling age and IBA concentration on rooting characteristics of pawpaw in a 2002 trench layering experiment in the greenhouse
Age
| IBA (ppm) | Rooting Percentage | Average # Of Roots Per rooted stem | Average Root Length | nz |
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| 0 NW z | 8% ± 4% | 1.0 | 32.5 | 25 |
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| 0 W | 4% ± 6% | 1.0 | 32.0 | 24 |
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| 5000 W | 16% ± 11% | 1.0 | 23.7 | 25 |
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| 10000 W | 31% ± 5% | 2.8 | 87.4 | 26 |
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| 0 NW | 0 | - | - | 26 |
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| 0 W | 0 | - | - | 25 |
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| 5000 W | 23% ± 6% | 2.5 | 109.5 | 26 |
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| 10000 W | 8% ± 4% | 2.5 | 174.4 | 26 |
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| 0 NW | 0 | - | - | 12 |
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| 0 W | 0 | - | - | 10 |
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| 5000 W | 17% ± 13% | 2.0 | 98.8 | 12 |
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| 10000 W | 13% ± 8% | 1.5 | 47.7 | 16 |
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3 weeks 0 NWz 8% ±4% 1.0 32.5
6 weeks 0 NW 0 - -
12 weeks 0 NW 0 - -
z: NW= not wounded; W= wounded 5000 W 17%±13% 2.0 98.8
12 weeks
a: n= total number of plants in all blocks 10000 W 13%±8% 1.5 47.7
3 weeks
6 weeks