June 1 - 3 , 1978 - University of Hawaii at Manoa

Table 3--Treatments applied to Acacia koa roots intended to
induce suckering
rea at men@ Trees Treatments
Knife wounding (deep)
Knife wounding (shallow)
Expose root to sun
"Chew" with pliers
Pound with hammer
Heat with torch
Girdle root
Raise root on rock
Bury exposed root
Wound - kinetin (100 rng/L)
Wound - NAA (500 rng/ll)
Wound - Ethrel (100 mg/L)
Wound - B (500 rng/i)
Wound - IAA (200 rng/ll)
Wound - GA (500 rng/ll)
Air layer (untreated)
Air layer B (500 rng/L)
L/IAA = indoleacetic acid; NAA = napthaleneacetic acid;
B = benzyladenine; GA = gibberellic acid.