Description
The way it works can be attributed to two substances found within the Salix (Willow) species, indole butyric acid and salicylic acid.
- Indole butyric acid is a plant hormone that stimulates root growth. It is present in high concentrations at the growing tips of willow branches. Using the actively growing parts of a willow branch, cut and soaked in water, significant amounts of hormones can be obtained for our cuttings.
- On the other hand, salicylic acid is a plant hormone that intervenes in the plant’s defenses. It can also trigger a defense response in nearby plants by converting salicylic acid to a volatile chemical form.
- Salicylic acid helps plants fight infection and therefore can give cuttings a better chance of survival. One of the biggest threats to newly spread cuts is infection by bacteria and fungi.
- Plants, attacked by infectious agents, often do not produce salicylic acid fast enough to defend themselves, so providing the acid in water can be particularly beneficial.
ORIGIN
Salix babylonica or weeping willow, is a tree that belongs to the Salicaceae family and is native to East Asia. This tree contains two excellent substances for plants, salicylic acid and indolebultyric acid.
PROPERTIES
Indole butyric acid is a plant hormone that stimulates root growth. It is present in high concentrations at the growing tips of willow branches. Using the actively growing parts of a willow branch, cut and soaked in water, significant amounts of hormones can be obtained for our cuttings. On the other hand, salicylic acid is a plant hormone that intervenes in the plant’s defenses. It can also trigger a defense response in nearby plants by converting salicylic acid to a volatile chemical form.
One of the biggest threats to newly spread cuts is infection by bacteria and fungi. Salicylic acid helps plants to fight infection and thus can give cuttings a better chance of survival.
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DOSAGE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
- For reproduction of cuttings
Mix the rooting agent at 50% with water, if it can be without chlorine. Introduce and leave the cuttings submerged for 2-4 hours. Wait up to 24 hours / 48 depending on the plant. Sow next.
- For direct use in drip irrigation:
20 L / Ha in the first application.
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