Vol. 7, Issue 9, Part E (2025)

The present investigation entitled Response of Indian plumeria (Plumeria alba Linn.) cuttings to size and time of planting was carried out at Hi-tech unit of College of Horticulture, Dapoli during September 2024-June 2025. The cuttings were selected with three different sizes viz. 20 cm (T₁), 30 cm (T₂), 40 cm (T₃) and six different months during every first fortnight. These months include September (M₁), October (M₂), November (M₃), December (M₄), January (M₅) and February (M₆). The experiment was carried out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications. There were two factors viz. size of cutting and time of planting at every first fortnight.

The recorded parameters were significantly influenced by size of cutting and time of planting. The treatment combination, T₃M₆ (cutting of size 40 cm planted in the first fortnight of February) showed superior performance in terms of days required for sprouting (16.10), sprouting percentage (100%), survival percentage (88.68%), plant height (21.48 cm), leaf area (139.77 cm²), girth at collar (6.63 mm) and number of leaves (15.43).