Neither antitranspirant had any effect on
plant growth when cuttings were misted for
2 weeks when compared with the untreated
(Table 1), possibly because cuttings were
placed in the mist bed before the antitranspirants
had dried and were washed off leaves.
For cuttings that were not misted, dipping
them in Folicote delayed first leaf unfolding
and resulted in slow shoot development.
Stressguard had less of an effect than Folicote
in restricting stem growth and resulted
in a stem only 28% shorter than the control.
Folicote reportedly reduced water loss from
cuttings by an average of 39% but depressed
plant weight and resulted in small leaf area
of chrysanthemum (Martin and Link, 1978).
Another antitranspirant, Vapor Gard, was
found to reduce leaf net photosynthesis in
young apple leaves but did not affect shoot
growth in 21 days (Weller and Ferree, 1978).
Allowing Folicote to dry on nonmisted golden
pothos cuttings may have similarly reduced
the ability of the single leaf on a cutting to
undergo normal photosynthesis, thereby resulting
in slow growth. Folicote coating on
the stem cut surface may have blocked initial
water uptake, resulting in slow leaf emergence.
Neither antitranspirant had any effect on
plant growth when cuttings were misted for
2 weeks when compared with the untreated
(Table 1), possibly because cuttings were
placed in the mist bed before the antitranspirants
had dried and were washed off leaves.
For cuttings that were not misted, dipping
them in Folicote delayed first leaf unfolding
and resulted in slow shoot development.
Stressguard had less of an effect than Folicote
in restricting stem growth and resulted
in a stem only 28% shorter than the control.
Folicote reportedly reduced water loss from
cuttings by an average of 39% but depressed
plant weight and resulted in small leaf area
of chrysanthemum (Martin and Link, 1978).
Another antitranspirant, Vapor Gard, was
found to reduce leaf net photosynthesis in
young apple leaves but did not affect shoot
growth in 21 days (Weller and Ferree, 1978).
Allowing Folicote to dry on nonmisted golden
pothos cuttings may have similarly reduced
the ability of the single leaf on a cutting to
undergo normal photosynthesis, thereby resulting
in slow growth. Folicote coating on
the stem cut surface may have blocked initial
water uptake, resulting in slow leaf emergence.
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