Effects of Three Different Rooting Media on Some Rooting Parameters of Cuttings Belonging to Lavandula angustifolia and Lavandula intermedia Species

Abstract

This research was carried out to determine the rooting performances of different rooting media (Soil, Peat and CoCopeat) on the cuttings of the plants of the Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) Hemus, Sevtopolis and Drujba varieties and Super A variety plants (Lavandula intermedia). Cuttings were planted in three different environments in the greenhouse mediums. Rooting rate, root length, shoot number and shoot length were determined in the cuttings left for rooting for approximately 60 days. As a result of the research, the highest rooting rate was obtained from Lavandula intermedia Super A variety in cocopeat medium with 62%, and the lowest rooting rate was obtained from Lavandula angustifolia Sevtopolis and Drujba cultivars in soil environment. The highest root length was obtained from Lavandula angustifolia Sevtopolis variety in cocopeat medium with 3.32 cm, and the lowest root length was obtained from Lavandula angustifolia Hemus cultivar in soil environment with 2.34 cm. The highest number of shoots was obtained from Lavandula angustifolia Drujba variety with 7.93 in cocopeat environment, and the lowest shoot number was obtained from Lavandula intermedia Super A variety with 6.93 in soil environment. The highest shoot length was 5.90 cm in Lavandula angustifolia Sevtopolis variety in cocopeat environment and the lowest shoot length was 4.19 cm in soil environment from Lavandula angustifolia Hemus variety.