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Mass Production of Mulberry Saplings Generation Using Mini Clonal Technology: An Innovative Approach

In order to overcome challenges in various propagation methods and to achieve rapid scale of mulberry saplings production, the use of an advanced technique known as "Mini clonal Technology" is emerging. In this method, apical cuttings with active terminal bud having two to three terminal juvenile leaves were taken and rooting is artificially induced by auxin treatment. Base of apical cuttings were dipped in rooting hormone like Indole-3 Butyric Acid (IBA) which was synthesized exogenously to stimulate root growth with concentration of 3000 ppm and 5000 ppm for V1 and MR2 variety respectively. The root trainers were filled with Soil: Coir pith: FYM (1:1:1). The saplings are ready to plant on 60th day. The main objective of mini clonal technology is to generate quality mulberry saplings rapidly at low cost with effective utilization of space and time compare to other methods of propagation.