“…However, Rodrigues (2018) used mini-cuttings of P. reticulata with 15 cm in length and observed lower percentages of propagule survival (13.33% for apical mini-cuttings, 18.33% for intermediate, and 16.67% for basal, N = 60). Araújo et al (2019), working with Paratecoma peroba mini-cuttings, found that 10 cm apical mini-cuttings showed the greatest survival (90%) and rooting (80%) rates, compared to shorter mini-cuttings, 90 days after staking. However, in the seedling production of Azadirachta indica by mini-cutting, Fernandes et al (2017), using three sizes of mini-cuttings (5, 8, and 11 cm), observed that the size of the propagules did not affect rooting, although seedlings produced from mini-cuttings of greater length showed higher Dickson Quality Index (DQI) values.…”