Author(s):

Karuna Shanker, Sanyat Misra, Mukesh Topwal and Varun Kumar Singh

Abstract: Rooting medium is any type of substrate that encourages root growth. This substrate normally comprises of different organic component and minerals. The best type of rooting medium depends on a grower’s available materials and plant species. A rooting medium is any grow media used to start new plant, whether they are seeds or cuttings. Different rooting media like sand, soil, peat moss, coconut husk, vermiculite and perlite etc. are used for growth of new seedling or cuttings. But the success of rooting media is differing in place to place, material used and propagation method, etc.

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