Propagación vegetativa de babaco (carica pentagona hilb) mediante estacas inducidas en tres sustancias enraizantes

Abstract

The babaco (Carica pentagona hilb) is a species native to the Andean zones of Ecuador and Colombia, it is a very profitable crop with great projections for export. In the present study, the objective was to evaluate three natural substances in three different doses for the rooting of babaco cuttings, the rooting substances were coconut water, aloe crystals and willow extract, in doses of 5%, 10% and 15% each. Four variables were measured: number of days at first sprouting, number of shoots, root volume and percentage of survival. The number of days at the first sprouting, number of shoots and% survival were measured with direct observation while for the root volume was used in Archimedes method. A completely randomized block design was used in a 3x3 + 1 factorial arrangement with three repetitions. For the comparison of averages, the 5% TUKEY test was used. Coconut water was the substance that best behaved as a rooting agent in the babaco stakes, with coconut water at 15% being the best treatment; the first outbreaks appeared at (30.13) days, the trial was established, the average number of outbreaks was (2.43), the root volume was (12.67) mm, and the survival percentage was (100 %).