INTRODUCTIONChrysanthemum (Dendranthema gradiflora [Ramat.] Kitam.) is one of famous ornamental cut flowers in almost all parts of the world, including Indonesia. Longer vase life of chrysanthemum cut flower is one of preferable quality traits in marketing for growers, retailers and consumers (Bayat, Aminifard, 2017). Various preservative solutions containing antibiotics (bactericide and/ or fungicide), growth regulators, inhibitors like ethylene or abscisic acid, carbohydrates (Clark et al., 2010;Dole, Carlson, Crawford, & McCall, 2013;Elbimabi, 2011), and mineral compounds (Banjaw, 2017) are commonly employed to prevent the wilting, thus prolong the cut flower fresh life.The termination of fresh life is indicated by wilting (Azizi, Onsinejad, & Kaviani, 2015). Wilting of leaves and florets are mostly generated by