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Pun, Umed Kumar; Rowarth, J. S.; Barnes, M. F.; Heyes, J.A.; Rowe, R. N.; Dawson, Christopher O.

doi:10.1023/a:1013345908827

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“…The authors observed that in 'Yellow Candy', a high-ethylene producer, ethanol is beneficial in increasing vase life but acetaldehyde is not. In contrast, 'Sandrosa' is a naturally low-ethylene producer and a long-lived cultivar, which is not benefited by ethanol but is by acetaldehyde at low concentrations (Pun et al 2001b). Kazemi et al (2010) demonstrated that 1.1 mM malic acid reduced ACC oxidase activity by 39% and bacterial populations of vase solution by 57%, while increased the relative solution uptake by 33% and vase life by 30% in cut carnations.…”

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Positive Interaction Of Ethanol With Malic Acid In Postharvest Physiology Of Cut Spray Carnation ‘White Natila’

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Hadavi

Nabigol

2014

Journal of Horticultural Research

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In this study, succinic acid (0, 1 and 2 mM), malic acid (0, 1 and 2 mM), ethanol (0, 2 and 4% v/v), and their mixtures were applied as preservative solutions for cut flowers of spread carnation cv. ‘White Natila’ and their effect on the longevity, the amount of absorbed solution, malondialdehyde and chlorophyll content, cell membrane stability, fresh, and dry weight and on a visual quality was determined. A similarity in the effect of malic acid and succinic acid on dry weight and fresh weight loss were found. Ethanol positively affected most of the studied traits, including the vase life and fresh weight loss. The preservative solution containing 1 mM of malic acid and 4% ethanol resulted in the longest average vase life - 11.1 days compared to 8.9 days in the control. Malic acid showed a significant positive synergism with ethanol that makes it reasonable to combine them in preservative solutions intended to extend the vase life of cut spray carnation.

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confidence: 99%