Abstract:
A glasshouse experiment was conducted in Universiti
Putra Malaysia (UPM) to
evaluate the regeneration and yield potential in pu
rslane using both seeds and stem
cuttings of 20 collected accessions from different
locations in Western Peninsular
Malaysia. Analysis results revealed significant var
iations (P< 0.05) for morphological
traits viz., plant height, number of main branches,
number of nodes, internodal distance,
stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf area, number
of flowers, root length, fresh and dry
weight but no significant difference were observed
for physiological traits
viz.,
total
chlorophyll, net photosynthesis, stomatal conductan
ce, transpiration, water vapor deficit
and for either major micro or macro minerals. Hope
our research findings will eliminate
the doubt of using cutting methods for purslane pro
pagation and cultivation among
producers and consumers and will promote their dete
rmination to follow purslane
production in this summer at any season and anywher
e. To the best of our knowledge,
this is the first attempt to evaluate and to detect
any significant variations arising in
morphological, physiological, and especially minera
l nutrition in purslane propagated
through cuttings
vs.
through seeds
