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Plants propagated from cuttings produce new plants which are genetically identical to the stock plant. Plant propagation from cuttings is not a mystery. Success comes from the careful selection of cuttings from stock plants and the proper use of plant rooting hormones. 

Introduction to plant rooting hormones

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Rhizopon AA #1, #2 and #3 dry powder rooting hormones

Dry powder rooting hormones are used by the dry dip method.

Labels for Rhizopon AA #1, #2 and #3
MSDS  Material Safety Data Sheets
WPS  Zero hour REI

Rhizopon AA dry powders have a Worker Protection Standard with Zero Hour Re-entry Interval. Workers can apply & remain in the growing area.

DRY DIP DEMONSTRATION
Solution Selection

Rhizopon AA dry powder rooting hormones are ready to use in three concentrations.

Rhizopon AA #1
(the lowest concentration).
Use to root cuttings of house, foliage, tropical and hardy ornamental plants. Herbaceous, leaf, greenwood and softwood cuttings.
Active ingredient: 0.1% IBA

COLOR CODED PINK FOR EASE OF IDENTIFICATION

Rhizopon AA #2
(the intermediate concentration).
Use to root cuttings of house, foliage, tropical and hardy ornamental plants. Herbaceous, greenwood, softwood and hardwood cuttings. 
Active ingredient: 0.3% IBA
COLOR CODED GREEN FOR EASE OF IDENTIFICATION

Rhizopon AA #3
(the highest concentration).
Use to root cuttings of more difficult to root woody ornamental plants. Softwood & hardwood cuttings. 
Active ingredient: 0.8% IBA
COLOR CODED WHITE OR LIGHT GRAY FOR EASE OF IDENTIFICATION

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Rhizopon AA #1 #2 and #3
Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts

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Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets

YOU MAKE FRESH  rooting hormone solutions used by many methods: spray ... immerse ... quick dip ... soak

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.
Soak immerse method
dip the basal end of the cutting into solution a few hours then stick in media.

You can prepare your own fresh plant rooting solutions using pre-dosed Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets.

Mixing Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
Label for Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
MSDS  Material Safety Data Sheets
WPS  Zero hour REI

Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets have a Worker Protection Standard with Zero Hour Re-entry Interval. Workers can apply & remain in the growing area.

To Select: Compare Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets with Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts. Both are used by the same methods.

Buy Now:
Rhizopon AA #1 #2 and #3
Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts


Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts

YOU MAKE FRESH  rooting hormone solutions used by many methods: spray ... immerse ... quick dip ... soak.
Intended for the professional growers as a replacement for IBA, KIBA and expensive pre-mix rooting solutions. DISSOLVE IN WATER.

Introduction to Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts label and mixing instruction
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts methods of use.
Dissolve Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts only in water.
Label for Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts

Material Safety Data Sheets
WPS Zero hour REI:

Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts
have a Worker Protection Standard with Zero Hour Re-entry Interval. Workers can apply & remain in the growing area.

To Select: Compare Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets with Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts. Both are used by the same methods.

Cost Comparison
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts vs. generic alcohol base rooting

Please note:
We do not supply technical IBA, indole butyric acid (otherwise called IBA indole-3-butyric acid). We supply the finest IBA, indole butyric acid, for End Use.
All our IBA, indole butyric acid, products are registered for use in greenhouses and nurseries. We supply IBA indole butyric acid in ready to use dry power, and IBA, indole butyric acid in salts and tablets to make fresh solutions.

Buy Now:
Rhizopon AA #1 #2 and #3
Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts

Product Selection to make Fresh Rooting Solutions

RHIZOPON AA WATER SOLUBLE TABLETS
Use the pre-dosed tablets with water to make your own freshest solutions in any concentration.
You measure the dosage by simply counting tablets and mix into water. A scale is not needed.

HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS
Use the easy to measure powder with water to make your own freshest solutions in any concentration. You can make solutions to over 60,000 ppm IBA active ingredients. The Salts are an economical for making large solution volumes. Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts is an easier to use and registered replacement technical IBA and K-IBA.

The advantage of Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts is briefly discussed:

K-IBA a plant rooting hormone
Advances using Indole-3-butyric Acid (IBA) dissolved in water for rooting cuttings, transplanting and grafting.
The use of water to dissolve IBA Salts

RHIZOPON AA WATER SOLUBLE TABLETS and HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS are completely free of potentially phyto-toxic and flammable alcohol. You make solutions from very dilute to extremely concentrated. The solutions are odorless. Both are US EPA registered with WPS Zero Hour REI. Growers can apply the products and remain in the growing area. There is minimum PPE with no notification requirement.

Special techniques

The cuttings

Care of cuttings after treatment  After treatment you must control the propagation environment.
Plant variety: Rooting hormone charts
 
Select the proper rooting hormone for the specific plant variety.
Cutting selection
The selection of proper cuttings from stock plants can be critical to successful rooting of cuttings.

Types of cuttings

Transplanting

Apply solutions to bare roots of transplants to improve root regeneration.
Transplanting seedlings

Tricks to Propagate Plants from Cuttings

Growth improvement

Stimulate plants cutting which are difficult to root
Stimulate root growth during air layering.

Improve growth of rooted plants
Tricks to Propagate Plants from Cuttings

Mixing solutions

Solution selection
Reasons not to use alcohol when dissolving rooting products
Cost Comparison Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts vs. generic alcohol base rooting solutions
You can mix solutions with other growing agents
How to mix fertilizers with solutions

The use of certain growing agents during initial root formation can induce a negative rooting effect.

Rose Propagation and Transplanting

Rose propagation by stenting: rooting and grafting at the same time
Propagate new rose plants from cuttings
Tricks to Propagate Plants from Cuttings

Plant Rooting Products

Storage and keeping life of Rhizopon AA and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts
Mixing Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
Solution selection
Support Documents
Rooting products in the US
Price list (US)
Order form

US distributors
Worldwide distributors

Buy Now:
Rhizopon AA #1 #2 and #3
Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts

Labels & MSDS

Label for Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts
Label for Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
Labels for Rhizopon AA #1, #2 and #3
WPS  Zero hour REI
All MSDS  Material Safety Data Sheets

Support Documents

Sample Policy
Warranty
Press Releases
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Zero hour REI

Other items of interest

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Tricks to Propagate Plants from Cuttings

Video of the Dutch Robot using Rhizopon technology

Seasonal Notes:
Propagation of a Christmas tree using your purchased CUT Christmas tree !
Propagation of your CUT flower bouquets!
CLUE: Your beautiful gift of cut florist flowers and your CUT Christmas tree are NOT suitable for use to propagate new plants from cuttings.

Technical articles

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
Maize root system morphogenesis as affected by phosphorus deprivation
Tricks to Propagate Plants from Cuttings

Discussion forum

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.
Propagation of hosta
I have some very old (80+ yrs) azaleas that I want to propagate.
Survival of rooted walnut cuttings.
Rooting a Puss willow

Propagation of prunus rootstocks

Tricks to Propagate Plants from Cuttings

Employment Opportunities at Hortus USA (and our distributors)

FAVORITE SITES

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Link to the famous Yoder nurseries (web pages are off this site):

http://yoder.com/growers/chrysanthemum/gardenmum/Cultural_Tip_Pages/General_Culture_Pages/rooting_gm.aspx">Yoder Brothers is the world's leading grower of all types of Chrysanthemums: garden, pot and spray. Follow this link for important ways to use our rooting products:
http://yoder.com/growers/chrysanthemum/gardenmum/Cultural_Tip_Pages/General_Culture_Pages/rooting_gm.aspx

For Yoder's suggested rates:
http://www.yoder.com/grower/perennials/2004_Handling-URC.pdf

Product Selection to make Fresh Rooting Solutions

RHIZOPON AA WATER SOLUBLE TABLETS
Use the pre-dosed tablets with water to make your own freshest solutions in any concentration.
You measure the dosage by simply counting tablets and mix into water. A scale is not needed.

HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS
Use the easy to measure powder with water to make your own freshest solutions in any concentration. You can make solutions to over 60,000 ppm IBA active ingredients. The Salts are an economical for making large solution volumes. Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts is an easier to use and registered replacement technical IBA and K-IBA.

RHIZOPON AA WATER SOLUBLE TABLETS & HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS are completely free of potentially phyto-toxic and flammable alcohol. You make solutions from very dilute to extremely concentrated. The solutions are odorless. Both are US EPA registered with WPS Zero Hour REI. Growers can apply the products and remain in the growing area. There is minimum PPE with no notification requirement.

Site information for manufacturing personnel only

Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts Manufacturing Method
 

SiteRhizopon plant rooting hormones and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts are in no way connected with products such as Hormodin or Hormex or Dip N Grow, Dip and Grow. These products are the trademarks of their respective makers.

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Our products RHIZOPON AA & HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS have no connection with Hormex or Hormodin or Dip and Grow or Dip N grow or Woods (these are registered by their own makers... RHIZOPON AA & HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS are used by more growers around the world for over 65 years


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Rhizopon AA and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts are produced in Holland. Production lots are tested by Independent European Certified Laboratories for quality and effectiveness. The Best Quality is assured for products you buy today and tomorrow. Hortus USA and Rhizopon b.v. are committed to provide you with the World's Finest Products.  COMPANY PROFILES 

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If Rhizopon AA #1, #2 and #3, Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts are not in you favorite dealers stock, ask them to order from Master Distributor:

PHYTOTRONICS
13688 Rider Trail North, Earth City MO 63045 USA

HOTLINE:
314-770-0717
http://www.phytotronics.com     sales@phytotronics.com

The Rhizopon and Hortus USA research centers in the US and Holland welcome your questions about plant rooting. Do you have special problems? YOUR QUESTIONS:
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Rhizopon AA #1 #2 and #3
Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts
The suggestions for the use of Rhizopon AA #1, #2 and #3, Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts are based on the outcome of tests and experiments carried out by international testing stations, research centers, scientific publications and Rhizopon and Hortus USA's own research. Testing is essential. Suitable test rates should be used on a small portion of the crop before doing extensive treatment. Select the rate which provides the desired effect. The actual conditions at your facility may not be the same as the place were the data was obtained. You might find highly successful results if you vary the concentrations somewhat from the listed amount. | Warranty |

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