Cuttings dipped in Folicote or Stressguard
and left to dry for 6 h before being planted
lost 0.30 ± 0.04 and 0.29 ± 0.03 g of
water, respectively, whereas the controls lost
an average of 0.39 ± 0.04 g of water per
cutting (significantly different treated cuttings
at P < 0.05). Since the treated cuttings
were dipped in an antitranspirant solution but
control cuttings were not dipped in water,
the reduced water loss from treated cuttings
simply could be due to the presence of a
water film on the treated leaf surfaces that
reduced the internal water loss from the treated
leaves.