A Preliminary Study of Cutting Seedling Technology of Camellia pitardii

In order to master the cutting seedling technology of Camellia pitardii, seudies were made of the effects on root cuttings from the hardwood in terms of medium, as well as type and concentration of the plant hormone. The results showed that the mediums and plant hormones had a strong influence on root cuttings (P<0.05). The best cutting substrate was peat soil:perlite=1:1 (V), whose survival rate was the highest, reaching 74%.The best plant hormone was IBA with 75.33% survival rate, when cuttings dipped into 200 mg·L^-1 for 30 minutes.