Shoot Girdling Improves Rooting Performance of Kalamata Olive Cuttings by Upregulating Carbohydrates, Polyamines and Phenolic Compounds

Girdling (a ring of bark approximately 5 mm wide) was applied on olive mother plants to investigate its effect on the rooting ability of cuttings. Treatment was applied in autumn and in spring. The cuttings were then immersed for 5 s into 2000 mg L<sup>−1</sup> indole-3-butyric acid (IBA...

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Main Authors: Nikoleta-Kleio Denaxa, Stavros N. Vemmos, Peter A. Roussos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Agriculture
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/1/71