Abies gracilis Kom. (Pinaceae) is one of the rarest and endangered conifers in the Russian flora, which must be cultivated ex situ to ensure its survival. Cuttings of A. gracilis do not take root without biostimulants. We used a selection of biostimulants, concentrations, and conditions of their use to significantly increase Abies gracilis rooting, and to accelerate the production of planting material, and to reduce rooting time to one season. We tested 4 rooting systems: IBA, IBA with glucose and glycine, and original biostimulants (S-try and S-5). The original S-5 biostimulating system had the most balanced ratio of components. The number of rooted samples increased 2.7 times and the length of roots increased 1.8 time when using S-5 as compared to IBA. S-try and S-5—original biostimulant systems were synthesized and collected in 2011 and 2014, respectively, and were tested in St. Petersburg Forest Technical University.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1195–1199
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Forestry Research
Volume31
Issue number4
Early online date12 Mar 2019
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2020

    Scopus subject areas

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
  • Environmental Science(all)

    Research areas

  • Abies gracilis, Biostimulant, Planting, Root formation, Vegetative reproduction

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