Cold storage and flower keeping quality of cut tuberose (<i>Polianthes tuberosa</i>L.)

Waithaka, K.; Reid, Michael S.; Dodge, Linda L.

doi:10.1080/14620316.2001.11511362

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“…A reduction in vase life during cool storage has also been reported for other cut flower species e.g., carnation, peony, Alstroemeria, hybrid lily 'Stargazer', Grevillea 'Sylvia', Polianthes tuberosa, and nine specialty cut flowers (Halevy & Mayak 1981;Goszczynska & Rudnicki 1982;Xu et al 1987;Nowak & Rudnicki 1990;Mengüç et al 1993;Mengüç & Zencirkiran 1996;Ranwala & Miller 1998;Joyce et al 2000;Waithaka et al 2001;Redman et al 2002). These researchers also reported that the vase life reduced depending on the prolonged storage duration in different cut flower species.…”

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confidence: 65%

“…Similarly, Mengüç et al (1993) studied the controlled atmosphere storage of cut astor carnation flowers and determined that weight loss increased and vase life decreased with prolonged storage duration (60 days). In addition, Xu et al (1987), Joyce et al (2000), Waithaka et al (2001), and Redman et al (2002) reported that longterm storage shortened the vase life in Peonia suffruticosa and nine specialty cut-flower species and Polianthes tuberosa and Grevillea 'Sylvia', respectively.…”

Section: H02067; Published 8 August 2003 Received 4 September 2002; Amentioning

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Cold storage ofAlstroemeria pelegrina’ Ostara‘

Zencirkiran¹,

Mengüç

2003

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

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In this study, cut flowers of Alstroemeria 'Ostara' were harvested at three harvest maturities (tight bud, first bud showing colour, fully open flowers) and stored at 0-0.5°C for 0, 15, 30, and 45 days. The flowers harvested at different harvest maturities responded differently according to storage duration. The flowers at different harvest maturities could be stored for 45 days, however, the stems that were harvested with fully open flowers had a shorter vase life after 45 days of storage (5 days) compared to flowers harvested in bud or at a stage when the buds were first showing colour (9 days).

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confidence: 65%

Section: H02067; Published 8 August 2003 Received 4 September 2002; Amentioning

confidence: 99%

Cold storage ofAlstroemeria pelegrina’ Ostara‘

Zencirkiran¹,

Mengüç

2003

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

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“…Third, fourth and fifth leaves from the tip of the plant were cut using a sharp cutter (Karunaratne, Green Farms Pvt. Ltd., personal communication), cut ends of leaves immersed in tap water and brought to the laboratory (Waithaka et al, 2001;Hettiarachchi and Balas, 2004). Cut foliage was cleaned to remove dust or any dirt using wet cotton wool (Butt, 2005).…”

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“…Tap water without any added chemicals was used as the control. Length and width of leaves of cut foliage of D. maculata were measured using a ruler to evaluate any significant growth in leaves when foliage was kept in preservative solutions (Waithaka et al, 2001).…”

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“…Different bacterial isolates were sub cultured on nutrient agar (NA) and were identified to generic level by Gram"s staining and biochemical tests (Benson, 2002). Vase life of Dieffenbachia cut foliage in each treatment was recorded and the mean vase life of the eight replicate leaves was calculated (Waithaka et al, 2001;Singh et al, 2004b). Vase life was expressed as the number of days taken from the beginning of each experiment until even one leaf started slight senescence according to the index of Premawardane et al (2000) Effect of preservative solutions on vase life under simulated export conditions Solutions of vinegar (0.016% (v/v)), NaOCl (0.016% (v/v)) and dish washing detergent (0.016% (v/v)) were prepared and the pH and conductivity of the solutions were recorded.…”

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Foliage preservatives for vase life extension of two <i>Dieffenbachia</i> species

Thambugala

Abeywickrama

Karunarathna³

2011

Ceylon J. Sci. (Biol. Sci.)

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Cut foliage of Dieffenbachia maculata and Dieffenbachia amoena were subjected to continuous treatment with several foliage preservatives and export simulation. The preservatives used were 1.75% of sodium hypochlorite, 5% vinegar and Vim TM dish washing detergent. Tap water without any added chemicals was used as the control. The highest vase life of 45.1 days was observed in D. maculata cut foliage when subjected to continuous treatment with tap water. Cut foliage of D. maculata subjected to continuous treatment with 0.016% (v/v) dish washing detergent (Vim™) solution and 0.016% (v/v) sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and subjected to export simulation for two days at 12-14 0 C and 85-90% relative humidity (RH), had relatively longer vase life of 38.9 days and 37 days respectively. Cut foliage of D. amoena had the longest vase life of 21 days when subjected to 0.016% NaOCl treatment and export simulation. NaOCl which is considered as a biocide and mild vinegar solution which is acidic inhibited the bacterial growth in vase solutions increasing the vase life of cut foliage. A Bacillus sp. and a Staphylococcus sp. were associated with vase solutions of D. maculata and D. amoena cut foliage. Treatment with NaOCl and Vim TM satisfactorily extended the vase life of cut foliage of D. amoena and D. maculata respectively and could be recommended as preservatives for use during export.

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Postharvest Biology and Technology of Cut Flowers and Potted Plants

Reid¹,

Jiang²

2012

Horticultural Reviews

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The relatively brief postharvest life of most cut flowers and potted flowering plants can be extended by a range of technologies. Studies have shown that vase life is negatively correlated with respiration after harvest, so prompt cooling to the lowest safe storage temperature is a key to long-distance transport of these perishable crops. Forced air cooling is the method of choice for cut flowers, and vacuum cooling has been shown to be very effective for cooling potted plants. In contrast to some other horticultural crops, controlled and modified atmospheres seem to have little effect on petal respiration, and these techniques have not proved commercially useful in the marketing of many cut flowers. Low temperatures are also important in managing the effect of other factors contributing to early senescence, including water loss, the effects of ethylene, leaf yellowing, and the growth of diseases, particularly caused by Botrytis cinerea. Ornamentals originating in the tropics and subtropics cannot be cooled below 10 C because they rapidly show the symptoms of chilling injury. Chemical strategies to improve the life of ornamentals include the application of abscisic acid to reduce water loss, particularly in potted and bedding plants, pretreatment with the volatile ethylene inhibitor 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) to prevent the 1

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Cold storage and flower keeping quality of cut tuberose (Polianthes tuberosaL.)

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Cold storage ofAlstroemeria pelegrina’ Ostara‘

Cold storage ofAlstroemeria pelegrina’ Ostara‘

Foliage preservatives for vase life extension of two <i>Dieffenbachia</i> species

Postharvest Biology and Technology of Cut Flowers and Potted Plants

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