It was evaluated the rooting of cuttings of soursop tree (Annona muricata L.) using apical and subapical herbaceous cuttings collected from plants grown in the field and greenhouse. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design in a factorial 4 x 2, with 4 types of cuttings (apical herbaceous field and greenhouse, subapical herbaceous field and greenhouse) and 2 levels of growth regulators (0 and 6,000 mg kg-1 IBA), totaling eight treatments and three replicates of 12 cuttings. The cuttings were standardized with seven inches long and treated with 0 or 6,000 mg kg-1 IBA, placed in tubes containing commercial substrate and kept in a mist chamber. At 80 days after striking, it was observed that the subapical and apical cuttings of the greenhouse and subapical cuttings of field showed rooting percentage of 97.3%, 88% and 88% respectively. There was no detectable effect of IBA on rooting of cuttings.
Annona muricata L.; rooting; indolbutiric acid
