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  • From: "rooting" <rooting@hortus.com>
  • To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>, "Lucky Pittman" <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] auxin use in grafting
  • Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:33:06 -0500

 
 
Dear Lucky,
 
You would not want to use a powder rooting hormone sine these products contain large percentage of talc (usually 99.9-99.2% talc). Talc being completely insoluble in water will become a barrier to the union.
 
When you trialed, what methodology did you use and the ppm of the auxin?
Did you use a liquid application?
How did you dissolve the auxin?
How did you apply?
What was the ppm of the auxin?
What was the percentage of takes and what was the total number of iterations?
Did you use a control lot? 
What was the season of the treatment? 
regards
MRK
 
 
  
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lucky Pittman" <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
To: "rooting" <rooting@hortus.com>; "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] auxin use in grafting

> At 01:02 PM 2/17/2003 -0500, MRK wrote:
> >Does anyone know of recent research on the use of auxins to enhance graft
> >takes?
> >
> >The last article that I know on this topic was several years ago by Dr
> >Cummins at NYS Geneva Repository published in the Pomona, Spring 1997,
> >Volume 2, number 34 XXX
> >reprinted at http://www.hortus.com/cummins.htm
>
> I'd toyed with the idea of trying this on some pecan, hickory, and walnut
> grafts, from time to time.  Pomefruits offer little difficulty to me, but
> I've not achieved the success with nut trees that I'd like to get - yes,
> I'm improving with practice, but I still have lots of failures, when the
> graft on the next plant, done in the same manner, does well.
> Any insight on whether the talc-based rooting hormone powders have any
> adverse effect?
>
>
> Lucky Pittman
> USDA Zone 6
> Hopkinsville, KY
>


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