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	Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts Mix with Ordinary Water to Make Rooting Solutions. Soluble to over 100,000 ppm IBA Replaces Technical IBA and K-IBA, and "DIP type (alcohol based) rooting solutions. Measure the Salts by weight and mix with water to make any solution concentration.	USE BY ALL FOLIAR & BASAL SOLUTION METHODS Spray Drip Down® Method First stick cuttings in media then spray with solution until drip down. Total Immerse Method Totally immerse the cuttings in the solution a few seconds then stick in media. Quick Dip Method Dip the basal end of the cutting into solution a few seconds then stick in media. Basal Long Soak Method Dip the basal end of the cutting into solution a few hours then stick in media. How to make a Rooting Gel
	Rhizopon AA #1, #2 and #3 Dry Powder Rooting Hormones Ready to use Rooting Powders in the three most popular concentrations. Use to root plant cutting by the Dry Dip Method.	Rhizopon AA #1: used on easier to root cuttings. Contains 0.1% IBA. Color coded PINK. Use to root cuttings of house, foliage, tropical and hardy ornamental plants. Herbaceous, leaf, greenwood and softwood cuttings. Rhizopon AA #2: used on a wide range of cutting types. Contains 0.3% IBA. Color coded GREEN Use to root cuttings of house, foliage, tropical and hardy ornamental plants. Herbaceous, greenwood, softwood and hardwood cuttings Rhizopon AA #3: used on harder to root cuttings. Contains 0.8% IBA. Color coded White. Use to root cuttings of more difficult to root woody ornamental plants. Softwood & hardwood cuttings. Dry Dip Method Dip the basal end of the cutting into the powder then stick in media.
	Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets Mix with Ordinary Water to Make Rooting Solutions. Replaces Technical IBA and K-IBA, and "DIP type (alcohol based) rooting solutions. Measure the number of tablets and mix with water to make any solution concentration.	USE BY ALL FOLIAR & BASAL SOLUTION METHODS Spray Drip Down® Method First stick cuttings in media then spray with solution until drip down. Total Immerse Method Totally immerse the cuttings in the solution a few seconds then stick in media. Quick Dip Method Dip the basal end of the cutting into solution a few seconds then stick in media. Basal Long Soak Method Dip the basal end of the cutting into solution a few hours then stick in media.

Home Pages rootinghormones.com (Full website - Intented for full screen viewing) mobile m.rootinghormones.com (Partial website - Intended for mobile device viewing) Site Search Products Product Index Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets Rhizopon AA #1, #2 and #3 dry dip rooting hormones Product for Laboratory and Research purposes only: Rhizopon B Water Soluble Tablets (NAA)	Methods TRICKS! Support Documents Support documents (index) Dry Dip Method Dry Dip demo Foliar methods METHOD REVIEW Simple plant propagation methods Root regeneration SPECIAL TECHNIQUES STENTING Transplanting Cloning "Cloning" IS Plant Propagation from Cuttings! With application to legally produced medical cannabis How tomake a Cloning GEL	Videos and Animations ROBOT: application of Rhizopon dry dip rooting hormones Auxin use Basal Long Soak- grapes Spray Drip Down® Method Robotic application Stenting (graft and root) Rhizopon Tablet counter Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablet Plant Propagation using the Spray Drip Down Method at Decker Nursery

Distributors & Buy Now Distributors US and worldwide Buy Now Rhizopon AA #1 #2 and #3 Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts Order form US price list	Rooting Guides Rhizopon Rooting Guide (Dutch) Rooting Guide (English) Rates Plant List and products Rates Basal Long Soak Method Rates Basal Quick Dip Method Rates: Dry Dip Method product selection Rates Spray Drip Down® and Total Immerse Methods Making KIBA Rooting Solutions Make KIBA Rooting Solutions using Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts and Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets (alcohol free solutions)	Labels & SDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) Label Index Safety Data Sheet (Material Safetly DataSheet-MSDS) - SDS Index Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts (label) Rhizopon AA #1 (label) Rhizopon AA #2 (label) Rhizopon AA #3 (label) Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets (label) Storage Organic Use US National Organic Program (NOP) Regulation Appropriate for Rhizopon AA products and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts

Discussions FAQ (general information) Interesting questions Christmas trees Grafting Review of plant propagation (student paper) Root formation symposium The simple techniques to propagate plant from cuttings User Recommendations Yoder, Aris information Yoder recommendations (website) Yoder recommendations (pdf) Yoder webpage (website) Yoder website (pdf)	Cutting Selection and Care Taking cuttings Cutting care Cutting selection Plant selection (index) Blueberry Propagation of Blueberry by Cuttings and Tissue Culture Tissue Culture Tansplanting Improving Tissue Culture Plantlet Transplanting in the Fourth and Fifth (Greenhouse) Stage Production Prunus Propagation of Prunus How to Make a Gel How to Make a ROOTING GEL The corn starch approach is an INEXPENSIVE WAY to use Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts and Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets rooting solutions to make gels in an INFINITE range of rates	On-Line Salts Calculator: Weight of Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts for any Rate & Liquid Volume On-Line Calculator best viewed on Mobile Devices On-LIne Calculator best viewed on Computer Screens Hortus IBA and Rhizopon AA Products to Make Rooting Solutions Dissolving Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts and Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets in WATER only How much do I need? About K-IBA Cost Comparison: Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts vs ready made 'rooting solutions'

Book Downloads Hortus Plant Propagation from Cuttings DOWNLOAD "GET THE BOOK" (For Professional growers)	Chrysanthemums How to handle unrooted chrysanthemum cuttings such as provided by Syngenta Yoder Brothers & Aris Horticulture: Use the Spray Drip Down® Method with the following products and rates: Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts at 200 ppm IBA or Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets at 4 tablets per liter water See the short video on the Spray Drip Down® Method Spray Drip Down® Method Implemented at Bailey Nursery Auxin Application via Foliar Sprays Samuel Drahn, Bailey Nurseries	Contact Hortus USA Your Questions Company Information and Contact Company Profile: Hortus USA & Rhizopon Employment Opportunities Sample Policy Favorite Sites Press Release: Zero Hour REI Warranty



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ARTICLE INDEX Advantage of liquid rooting hormones Discussions Overview of cutting propagation Rooting hormones may increase grafting success Advances using Indole-3-butyric Acid (IBA) dissolved in water for rooting cuttings, transplanting and grafting Root regeneration of rose plants as influenced by applied auxins Propagation of Roses by Stenting: rooting cuttings and grafting at the same time Effects of magnetic fields on plant growth Use of clay pots in propagation Plant tropisms and the hormone auxin Germination of green coffee beans (and care of coffee plants) How old is a cutting when it grows? How are tropical fruits commercially propagated? I have a cutting from a walnut tree Survival of a cutting Propagation of hosta I have some very old (80+ yrs) azaleas that I want to propagate Transplanting success Rooting a Pussy willow Reasons to Use Rooting Hormones Use Rooting Hormones, or Not? Multiple Applications May Be Best (Webpage) (download) Use Rooting Hormone or Eat Ice Cream? Reprinted with permission from Grower Talks Magazine (Sept 2016). Kris Carlson and Luis Munos (Ball FloraPlant). Featuring use of Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts How a major plant propagator improved plant propagation from cuttings using sequential foliar applications of Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts rooting solutions Foliar Application of Rooting Hormones Brian Decker Use Rooting Hormones, or Not? Multiple Applications May Be Best Plant propagation from cuttings using single and multiple foliar K-IBA rooting solutions Dr. P. Allen Hammer Use Rhizopon AA Tablets & Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts to improve TC transplanting Improving Tissue Culture Plantlet Transplanting in the Fourth and Fifth (Greenhouse) Stage Production	Rooting Hormones Overview Comparison of K-IBA with Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts: Comparison of Two Water-soluble Forms of IBA for Rooting Cuttings Dr. Eugene Blythe, SNA Research Conference 2013 Overview of cutting propagation Propagation Techniques for Roses and Many Other Plants Rooted from Cuttings (2016) Advances using Indole-3-butyric Acid (IBA) dissolved in water for rooting cuttings, transplanting and grafting Root Regeneration Root regeneration of rose plants as influenced by applied auxins Stenting Propagation of Roses by Stenting: rooting cuttings and grafting at the same time Stenting Roses- Effects of IBA application and the types of cuttings (2015) Grafting Rooting hormones may increase grafting success Foliar Aqueous IBA Rooting Solution Techniques Auxin Application via Foliar Sprays Advances using Indole-3-butyric Acid (IBA) dissolved in water for rooting cuttings, transplanting and grafting Propagate Plants from Cuttings Using Dry-Dip Rooting Powders and Water-Based Rooting Solutions Propagation of Plants From Cuttings Using Rooting Solutions by Foliar Methods How to Improve Cuttings Propagation Using Water-Based Indole-3-Butyric Acid Rooting Solutions Methods and Tips to Use Aqueous (Water Based) IBA Rooting Solutions Shoot RNA, Cambrial Activity and Indolebutyric Acid Effectivity in Seasonal Rooting of Juvenile and Mature Ficus Pumila Cuttings Stimulation of Bud and Shoot Development of Rieger Begonia Leaf Cuttings with Cytokinins Development and Application of Foliar Applied Rooting Solutions (2014) Propagate Plants from Cuttings using Foliar Applied Aqueous (water based) IBA Rooting Solutions: Tips- Do's and Don'ts (2014) - Presentation Powerpoint (pdf) Propagation of Cuttings Using Foliar Applied Indole Butyric Acid in Aqueous Solutions at or After Sticking (2010) Propagation of Challenging Plants:Creating a System that Works Jim Johnson Foliar Application of Rooting Hormone Brian Decker Primary Research on Root Forming Substances: One of the earliest research on Root Promoting Substances Comparative activity of root-inducing substances and methods for treating cuttings (1939) A.E. Hitchcock and P.W. Zimmerman The first article published identifying the natural root forming substance (IAA, auxins) On the Chemical Nature of the Root Forming Substances (1934) K. Thimann and F. Went Phytohormones The first book on the discovery of root promoting substances, the Auxins K. Thimann and F. Went Phytohormones (downloads from Archive.org) Download (large file pdf) Download (small file with text recognition, PDF)	Identification of IBA as a Natural Rooting Substance Indole-3-butyric acid in plants: occurrence, synthesis, metabolism and transport Identification of indole-3-butyric acid as an endogenous constituent of maize kernels and leaves Historic view of Plant Propagation from Cuttings The Nursery Book, a complete guide to the multiplication and polination of plants (1891) Pages from the book relating to propagation rooting plants from cuttings, This book was writtern before discovery of the plant rooting substances. L. H. Bailey Improving Plant Propagation Propagation of Blueberry by Cuttings and Tissue Culture Improving Blueberry Propagation in the Tissue Culture Green House Stage using Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets Optimizing the Water Relations of Cuttings During Propagation Propagation of Roses by Stenting -rooting and grafting at the same time The Most Important Research on Foliar Applied Aqueous IBA Solutions: A Histological and Physiological Analysis of Adventitious Root Formation in Juvenile and Mature Cuttings of Ficus Pumila L. The Physiological Basis Of Adventitious Root Formation Growth Regulator Effects on Adventitious Root Formation in Leaf Bud Cuttings of Juvenile and Mature Ficus pumila Auxins and the Pathways for Foliar Applications Rooting of Carnation Cuttings (using foliar methods) Exclusive Downloads (the only copies on the internet) F.W. Went's research on the natural root forming substance and later important studies 'Wuchsstoff und Wachstum' Growth-Substance and Growth (1928) Dr. Fritz W. Went In 1928 Fritz W. Went published his doctorial thesis "Wuchsstoff und Wachstum" Growth-substance and growth. Went's thesis describes the theory of natural substance production and a method, 'bioassay', to determine the substance. DOWNLOAD: Original scan with English translation (pdf) 3.3MB English translation text (no graphics): Word and WordPerfect and PDF Original German text (no graphics): Word and WordPerfect and PDF Went's (1985) comments (pdf) The Chemical Nature of the Root forming Substance F. W. Went and K. Thimann (1934) Following up with "Wuchsstoff und Wachstum", Went joined Kenneth Thimann at Cal Tech, In 1934 they discovered the natural rooting substance and related chemical compounds, now called 'auxins'.

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