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vaselife, etc ; Chrysanthemum; ascorbic acid; chlorophyll; color; cultivars; cut flowers; freshness; longevity; salicylic acid; Fiji; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Flower vase life is one important aspect in determining the flower quality in the cut flower chrysanthemum. The use of ascorbic or salicylic acid as preservative solutions was expected to have an impact on the prolonged duration of the cut flower freshness. The research was designed in two parallel experiments. The first dealt with salicylic acid, while the second focused on ascorbic acid. Both ex ...
vaselife, etc ; Daucus carota; biotechnology; color; floriculture; flowers; industry; longevity; markets; storage quality; storage time; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Market sales of specialty cut flowers (SCF) have increased in recent years. SCF increase the variety of floricultural products to help establish new trends for the floriculture industry. The longevity of Daucus carota L. ranged between 13.2 and 13.8 days when harvested at 40–70% open flowers (i.e. Stage III) or full maturity of 70-100% open flowers (i.e. Stage IV), respectively. Respiration rates ...
vaselife, etc ; Gerbera jamesonii; calcium; calcium chloride; cell walls; crosslinking; hardness; pectins; plant tissues; water solubility; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Scape bending is the primary cause shortening the vase life of cut gerbera flowers (Gerbera jamesonii ‘Harmony’). A previous study showed that this bending is closely related to the scape hardness, which is attributed to cell wall rigidity maintained by calcium ion bonds. In this experiment, the developing gerbera scape was sprayed with 0.5 and 1% calcium chloride to determine whether exogenous ca ...
... Post harvest handling of flower crops is a vast sector witnessing the unprecedented load of chemicals being applied on flower commodities to retain their freshness and display quality. Concerns about unregulated use of synthetic chemicals are often not raised as the commodities in question are not consumed as eatables. Several studies from leading flower markets of Europe, Africa and other countri ...
... This study was undertaken to assess morphological characteristics of rooting, gravitropism, floral fitness, ethylene tolerance, and vase-life of 16 ethylene mutants of snapdragon, generated via seed mutagenesis of the inbred line OAK564 with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS). This included screening of seedlings of ethylene mutant lines for rooting response following challenge by different levels of 1- ...
... Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum L.) is one of the most popular cut flowers worldwide due to its multi-flowered stems having single, semi-double and double rose-like flowers in a variety of colors. However, its postharvest life can be short if not handled properly. A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of various homemade folk floral preservative solutions applied as pulses or vase s ...
vaselife, etc ; Freesia; corms; florets; gibberellic acid; head; horticulture; planting date; research; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Freesia hybrida is one of the most important cut flowers with a short vase life. The present study was conducted to explain the effect of the two planting dates December 1st and 15th and soaking corms before planting in gibberellic acid at concentrations of 0, 75, and 150 mg·L⁻¹ on the growth, flowering, and flowers quality of Freesia hybrida ‘Corona’. A larger diameter of the inflorescence stem a ...
vaselife, etc ; Rosa hybr.; abscission; airtight storage; equations; ethylene; flowers; mathematical models; Show all 8 Subjects
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... In this study, changes in the quality and vase life of cut roses cv. Vendela generated by the presence and influence of ethylene were analyzed and represented. A static experiment was proposed to determine vase life by putting fresh floral stems in hermetic containers and introducing different amounts of ethylene in a range of concentrations from 0 up to 7 µL L⁻¹ at 14 °C. The main ethylene respon ...
vaselife, etc ; Acacia; Rosa hybr.; air; bacterial colonization; biofilm; equipment; freeze drying; labor; xylem; Show all 10 Subjects
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... There are several sample preparation methods used to observe plant material in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and choosing the most appropriate method can be difficult. This choice is especially critical when investigating bacterial colonisation of cut stem ends during vase life, in case some preparation methods remove microbial material. When critical point drying (CPD) was used to compare ba ...
vaselife, etc ; Gerbera jamesonii; amino acids; flowers; foliar spraying; horticulture; shelf life; weight gain; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The present investigation was carried out in premises of BTCC, OUAT, Bhubaneswar. The objective of the study was to standardize suitable bio regulators on post harvest life of gerbera cut flowers. Apart from control, eight treatments of growth regulators like GA₃ @ 100 ppm and 150 ppm; cycocel @ 700 ppm and 800 ppm with or without amino acid were used as foliar spray. Among post harvest parameters ...
vaselife, etc ; Gladiolus; aluminum sulfate; catalase; florets; nitric oxide; nitroprusside; peroxidase; shelf life; sucrose; water content; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Senescence is the major physiological process that influence the quality of cut flowers. Among cut flowers, gladiolus known for its glamour, perfection and colorful spikes occupies leading position in Indian as well as international markets. Thus, in the present investigation, evaluation of sodium nitroprusside (nitric oxide, NO donor) as holding solution on biochemical and physiological parameter ...
vaselife, etc ; Gerbera jamesonii; anthocyanins; biotechnology; cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; dithiothreitol; horticulture; laccase; lignin; neck; water flow; water uptake; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Bend neck of scape and short vase life are the most important problems of cut gerbera flowers in postharvest stage. Inhibitors of laccase enzyme influence lignin formation at cut stem end of flowers. In this study, cut gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii cv. Intense) flowers were subjected to laccase enzyme inhibitors including Dithiothreitol (DTT: 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 mM), Thioglycolic acid (TGA: 0.25, 0.5, 1 m ...
... Peony is an important ornamental plant and has become increasingly popular for cut flower cultivation. However, a short vase life and frequent poor vase quality severely restrict its market value. The study described herein was conducted to investigate the effects of silicon application on the vase life and quality of two cut peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) cultivars, ‘Taebaek’ and ‘Euiseong’. Fo ...
vaselife, etc ; bud initiation; clothianidin; research; spinosad; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The overall results revealed that the treatments with Spinosad and Clothianidin were most effective against thrips by recording the lowest mean population of 2.20 and 2.68 thrips/ three leaves, respectively and were on par with each other. Days required for first flower bud initiation, rose diameter, stalk length, vase life, number of flowers per plant varied significantly due to different pestici ...
... This article provides an overview of the origin, genetic diversity and methods and trends in breeding of selected ornamental geophytes (Lilium, Tulipa, Narcissus and Hippeastrum). The role of interspecific hybridisation and polyploidisation in assortment development is reviewed. A great variety of cultivars with traits of interest have been generated over the last century by using classical breedi ...
vaselife, etc ; Chrysanthemum morifolium; bacterial growth; carotenoids; chlorophyll; environmental impact; flowers; head; oils; sugars; thyme; thyme oil; water uptake; Arctic region; Show all 14 Subjects
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... Chrysanthemum is one of the most consumed and most valuable cut flowers worldwide. In this study, the effectiveness of three concentrations of either thyme oil (300,400 and 500 mg/l) or clove oil (150,250 and 500 mg/l) as additives in holding the postharvest solutions of chrysanthemum ‘‘Arctic Queen White’’ cut flowers were investigated. The experiments were carried out as a completely randomized ...
vaselife, etc ; Chrysanthemum morifolium; putrescine; silver thiosulfate; storage quality; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The effect of silver thiosulfate (STS) and putrescine was studied on the vase life and quality of cut chrysanthemum in a factorial experiment based on a randomized complete block design. The experimental factors were composed of silver thiosulfate at four levels (0 or control, 0.02, 0.05 and 0.1 mM) and putrescine at three levels (0 or control, 150 and 300 ppm). The results showed that the applica ...
... Purpose: Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) is one of the most popular and economically important cut flowers worldwide ranking the third after rose and chrysanthemum. The vase life of many carnation cultivars is short due to sensitivity to ethylene or other factors. This research was performed to study effect of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA 0.5, 0.75 and 1mM) on postharvest quality of tow famo ...
vaselife, etc ; absorption; aminocyclopropanecarboxylate oxidase; anthocyanins; biosynthesis; brassinosteroids; chlorophyll; dose response; enzyme activity; ethylene; ethylene production; flowers; malondialdehyde; storage quality; water content; water uptake; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Ethylene is the most important factor playing roles in senescence and deterioration of harvested crops including cut flowers. Brassinosteroids (BRs), as natural phytohormones, have been reported to differently modulate ethylene production and related senescence processes in different crops. This study was carried out to determine the effects of different levels of 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) on ACC o ...
vaselife, etc ; Chrysanthemum morifolium; Rosa hybr.; anthocyanins; antioxidant activity; ascorbate peroxidase; carotenoids; catalase; flowers; hydrogen sulfide; longevity; peroxidase; plant growth; sodium; sugars; superoxide dismutase; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Recent studies indicate that hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) plays various physiological roles in plants. However, whether H₂S participates in the postharvest senescence in cut flowers remains unknown. In this study, the regulatory roles of H₂S during the senescence of cut roses (Rosa hybrida L.) and chrysanthemums (Dendranthema morifolium Ramat.) were investigated. The results showed that compared with th ...