Posted by Father Haskell on February 5, 2012, 1:29 am
> wrote:
> > The sugar content would substitute for the sap lost when
> >> the cuttings are taken.
> > Really? How does this work?
> I'm guess that someone believes that honey or sugar syrup equates to
> sap because it has a similar consistency. Seems to me, the part of
> the plant which would be uptaking fluid would already be in moist
> media (or directly in water).
It should replace carbohydrates lost when the cutting was
severed from its roots, helping it survive if it roots slowly. Not
that I've had that problem, it's just a hypothetical.
> If you took a mid-branch cutting (i.e. there's an exposed cut at the
> top of the cutting), I could see a potential benefit to sealing that
> off with some grafting wax, beeswax, or other graft sealer, so that
> the cutting itself doesn't weep and expends less energy to scar over.
> That is, if you seal it off, you can put off the scar formation until
> after there are roots forming and the cutting is more equipped with
> energy/nutrient uptake to support the healing.
I'd toss the cutting, since without apical meristem, it's not
producing auxins.
Posted by Gunner on February 5, 2012, 5:44 pm
> > wrote:
> > > The sugar content would substitute for the sap lost when
> > >> the cuttings are taken.
> > > Really? How does this work?
> It should replace carbohydrates lost when the cutting was
> severed from its roots, helping it survive if it roots slowly. Not
> that I've had that problem, it's just a hypothetical.
I get that it is hypothetical, and not a very accurate one at that.
> I'd toss the cutting, since without apical meristem, it's not
> producing auxins.
Also not true! You need to review your subject matter more carefully.
Posted by Kay Lancaster on January 27, 2012, 10:01 pm
wrote:
> For one of my college assignements i have been looking at propagation
> methods and came across an article that said that you could use honey as
> a substitute for your commercial rooting hormones. I was wondering if
> anybody else had heard of this or even tried it out for themselves
Nope. However, it might be worth a try if you've got a few spare inches of
propagation mat free -- the osmotic effect may be enough to induce a better
wound response in some species. But on the whole, I suspect IBA and its ilk
is going to do better.
Agricola has this: Influence of bee’s honey, IBA (indole butyric acid) and
the cutting form on the rooting of cocoa cuttings.
Title: Pengaruh madu lebah, IBA dan bentuk setek terhadap perakaran setek
kakao.
Author(s): Prawoto, A.A.
Saleh, M.
Found In: Menara perkebunan. Menara Perkebunan 1983. v. 51 (1)
p. 7-16.
but my experience is cacao is hard to root.
Kay
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> > The sugar content would substitute for the sap lost when
> >> the cuttings are taken.
> > Really? How does this work?
> I'm guess that someone believes that honey or sugar syrup equates to
> sap because it has a similar consistency. Seems to me, the part of
> the plant which would be uptaking fluid would already be in moist
> media (or directly in water).