@article{Nadeem_Waseem_Khan_Fatima_Khan_Muhammad_Arslanoglu_Khan_2022, title={Assessing Interactive Response of Humic Acid Amended Media and IBA on the Growth and Propagative Capacity of Fig (Ficus carica L.) Stem Cuttings: Interactive Response of Humic Acid Amended Media and IBA}, volume={65}, url={https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2622}, DOI={10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.65.1.2022.77.89}, abstractNote={<p>This study assessed the interactive effects of humic acid (HA) amended growing media (GM) and indole butyric acid (IBA) on a range of parameters determining growth and propagative capacity of Fig (<em>Ficus carica </em>L., var Black Mission) stem cuttings. Cuttings were treated varying IBA concentration (0, 500, 1000 and 1500 mg/L) and propagated in nine GM consisted of sandy loam and clay soils amended with four levels of HA (0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 g/m2) and a mixture of sandy loam and clay soils (1:1 v/v) without HA. Ranking of GM changed across IBA concentrations for the majority of parameters, including plant survivability (PS) indicated significant GMxIBA interaction. PS increased with rising IBA concentration (500-1000 mg/L) under lower levels of HA (2.5-5.0 g/m2) across GM. However, the relative response was better in sandy loam based GM. Based on stepwise multiple linear regression, seven parameters <em>viz</em>., percent bud sprout (PBS), shoot length (SL), shoot diameter (SD), leaf area (LA), leaf chlorophyll content (LCC), root to shoot ratio (R/S) and plant N uptake (NUP) explained most of the variance (R2= 99.8%) in plant survival (PS) and acted as the critical determinants of survivability in Fig propagation <em>via </em>stem cuttings. Strong inter relationships existed among the critical traits, thus creating complex trade-offs affecting the overall propagative capacity of Fig stem cuttings. Our approach could be useful in developing indirect selection criterion determining success rates in propagation <em>via </em>stem cuttings.</p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, journal={Biological Sciences - PJSIR}, author={Nadeem, Muhammad and Waseem, Kashif and Khan, Muhammad Sohail and Fatima, Saba and Khan, Ilham and Muhammad, Dost and Arslanoglu, Sahane Funda and Khan, Sabaz Ali}, year={2022}, month={Feb.}, pages={77–89} }