IBA stands for indole-3-butyric acid, a rooting hormone used to encourage adventitious root formation on cuttings. It is sold in powders, liquids, and gels at different strengths. Fig cuttings often root without hormone, but IBA can help with difficult material or less-than-ideal conditions. More hormone is not always better; correct concentration, fresh cuttings, moisture balance, and clean media are still crucial.

In horticulture, Identification Confidence describes degree of confidence in a cultivar identification.. . Identification Confidence is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Import Permit is a term used for authorization required for some plant imports.. . Import Permit is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

In-Ground Planting is a term used for growing a fig directly in the ground.. . In-Ground Planting is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Indole-3-butyric acid is a synthetic or naturally occurring auxin used in plant propagation to stimulate root initiation. It is one of the common active ingredients in commercial rooting products. When rooting figs, indole-3-butyric acid can be useful but does not compensate for rotten wood, poor sanitation, low oxygen, or excessive moisture. Growers should follow product directions and avoid contaminating the container with used cuttings.

Indoor Overwintering is a term used for holding figs indoors or under shelter during winter.. . Indoor Overwintering is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Infection Court refers to the site where a pathogen enters plant tissue.. . Infection Court is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Insecticidal Soap is a term used for soap-based spray used against soft-bodied pests. Related glossary ideas include integrated pest management.. . Insecticidal Soap is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Insectiferous means bearing or containing insects. In fig terminology it is most often associated with caprifigs or fig structures that contain fig wasps or wasp life stages. The term matters because fig pollination depends on a specialized relationship between figs and fig wasps. In edible fig culture, whether insect-bearing caprifigs are present can determine whether pollination-dependent crops are retained or drop.

Integrated pest management, or IPM, is a decision-making approach that combines monitoring, correct identification, prevention, cultural practices, biological control, and targeted treatments when needed.

For figs, IPM means looking at the whole growing system before spraying or treating by habit. Sanitation, watering practices, pruning, pest exclusion, beneficial organisms, and careful diagnosis can prevent many problems or reduce the need for stronger controls.

Intercropping is the practice of growing two or more crops in the same space during part or all of their production cycles. It can be used to improve land use, soil cover, biodiversity, or harvest diversity. In fig plantings, intercropping may involve herbs, cover crops, annual vegetables, or low-growing plants near young trees. Competition for water, nutrients, light, and root space must be managed so companion plants do not reduce fig growth or fruiting.

Internal Honey is a term used for thick syrupy juice that can form in very ripe figs.. . Internal Honey is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

In horticulture, Internodal Length describes the distance between two nodes on a stem.. . Internodal Length is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

An internode is the section of stem between two nodes. Nodes are the points where leaves, buds, branches, or fruiting structures arise.

On fig cuttings and shoots, internode length can reveal growth vigor, light conditions, and shoot maturity. Short internodes often make a cutting easier to fit into propagation setups because more nodes are present in a shorter piece of wood.

(1883–1981) was an American horticulturist who studied subtropical fruits, including the fig, the olive, and the avocado. His contributions to the fig community were extensive. In addition to his exhaustive fig research, testing, and breeding, he wrote a number of books on figs, including: The Kadota Fig, Fig Characteristics Useful in the Identification of Varieties, Fig Culture in California, The Fig, Caprifigs and Caprification, and the comprehensive tome, Fig Varieties: A Monograph.

(1883–1981) was an American horticulturist who studied subtropical fruits, including the fig, the olive, and the avocado. His contributions to the fig community were extensive. In addition to his exhaustive fig research, testing, and breeding, he wrote a number of books on figs, including: The Kadota Fig, Fig Characteristics Useful in the Identification of Varieties, Fig Culture in California, The Fig, Caprifigs and Caprification, and the comprehensive tome, Fig Varieties: A Monograph.