Table 2.4: The effect of age on rooting percentage, average number of roots, and average length of roots for pawpaw in a 2003 trench layering study in the greenhouse

AgeRooting percentageAverage number of roots per rooted stemAverage root length (mm)
3 weeks14.0%3.1178.8
12 weeks22.2%5.262.1
24 weeks10.3%1.459.8

Table 2.5: The effect of IBA concentration on rooting percentage, average number of roots, and average length of roots for pawpaw in a 2003 trench layering study in the greenhouse

IBA concentration (ppm)Rooting percentageAverage number of roots per rooted stemAverage root length (mm)
05.1%1.030.0
1000020.5%2.2121.2
2000020.0%5.198.3

Table 2.6: The effects of seedling age and IBA concentration on rooting characteristics of pawpaw in a 2003 trench layering experiment. in the greenhouse

Age

IBA (ppm)Rooting PercentageAverage # Of Roots Per rooted stemAverage Root Length (mm)Nz
00--14
1000020% ±12%1.0165.315
2000021% ± 2%3.7182.514
08% ±11%1.018.012
1000025% ±15%2.5123.312
2000030% ±17%3.840.512
08% ±8%1.042.013
1000017% ±17%1.572.712
200007% ±8%1.039.014
  • 3 weeks 0 0 - -

12 weeks

  • 12 weeks 0 8%±11% 1.0 18.0

24 weeks

  • 24 weeks 0 8%±8% 1.0 42.0

3 weeks

z: n = total number of plants in all blocks