Received: 27-07-2017 / Accepted: 11-12-2017
Yellow flower Camellia spp. are multiple purposeplantsof high economic values. They areused as a nutritious beverage, medicine and ornamental plants.This paper reported theresults of the propagation of three yellow flower camellia species by cuttings. The cuttings were sterilized withBenlat 0.5% for about 15 minutesandthentreated with plant growth regulators for 5 minutesand the results were recorded after 80 daysof experiment. With C. tamdaoensis,cuttings treatment withABT at a concentration of 200 ppm, C. flava and C. chrysanthaof cuttings treatment withβ-indol butyric acid (IBA) at 100 ppm and 150 ppm hadthe survival rate of72.24 - 83.33%, the shootregeneration rate of 71.33 - 83.67%, root formation rate of71.67 - 80.33% and the rooting index of8.39 - 9.77. The apicaland middle cuttings reached the survival rate of 75.67 - 80.33%, the root formation rate of 73.67 - 77.33% and coefficient of root formation was 6.23 - 6.87. With the medium containinggarden soil, rice husks and sand at 2:1:1 ratio, the survival rate and root formation rate were at 78.67 - 87.79% and 72.33 - 76.32%, respectively. Reduction of light by50 % shading resulted inthe survival rate of 87.43- 93.33%. The cutting method wassuitable forpropagatingyellow flower Camelliasfor germplasm conservation and development.