Postharvest of Cut Flower Heliconia Stricta 'Bucky' Stored Under Different Conditions

Leite, Krsthianna P. dos S; Costa, Andréa Santos da; Pinheiro, Patrícia Gonçalves; Gomes, Rejane; Loges, Vivian

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2015.1060.35

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“…En la producción, la nutrición mineral del cultivo es uno de los aspectos más relevantes para obtener tallos florales de calidad (Linares-Gabriel et al, 2019a). En postcosecha, la longevidad es un factor importante para el éxito en la comercialización dado que en condiciones adecuadas de almacenamiento se disminuye el proceso de senescencia y se aumenta la durabilidad del tallo floral (Leite et al, 2015).…”

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Aportes Científicos en El Cultivo De Heliconias en México

Linares-Gabriel

Rodríguez-Orozco

Hernández-Chontal

2023

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Background: Heliconias are commercially important flowers due to its abundance of shapes, sizes, and colors. In Mexico, however, this ornamental crop is not considered in the statistical yearbook of agricultural production. In addition, there is no research regarding the context of tropical floriculture. Objective: To explore all scientific contributions related to the cultivation of heliconias. Methodology: A bibliographic search was conducted in Redalyc, SciELO, Scopus and Google Scholar with the key word “heliconia.” After cleansing the database of similar results, we generated a final compilation of 42 papers, which were then subject to an analysis of textual content by using Nvivo 12 Plus software to identify the contributions by means of the following categories of analysis: Production, post-harvesting, and commercialization. The species of heliconias were also identified. Results: The content analysis showed that 73.71% of all scientific contributions correspond to the production category, 12.5 % to post-harvesting, and 13.88% to commercialization. For each category, different topics which guide the contributions were identified. We found 43 species of heliconias that were used for research purposes in the three categories of analysis. Implications: The analysis was limited only to scientific contributions explored. An analysis that considered other sources of information could have strengthened this analytical exercise. Conclusion: The scientific contributions regarding the cultivation of heliconias are mainly oriented to the production category, which demonstrates that the focus is on the improvement of the production process. On the contrary, the contributions on post-harvesting and commercialization are incipient; therefore, it is important to address these topics in future research.

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Aportes Científicos en El Cultivo De Heliconias en México

Linares-Gabriel

Rodríguez-Orozco

Hernández-Chontal

2023

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“…The post-harvest longevity of Heliconia cut flowers is an important factor for the success of commercialization (Leite et al, 2015). Our work is oriented to postharvest Heliconias.…”

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Effect of hydration in vase life of two Heliconia cultivars

Linares-Gabriel

Rodríguez-Orozco

Hernández-Chontal

2019

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Ensuring extension of the vase life of Heliconia commercial stems is essential for the consumer acceptance process. For this, the objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of hydration on the vase life of two Heliconia cultivars. The experimental design was in randomized blocks with subdivided plots (cultivar x hydration) with 6 replicates, being cultivars x hydration: no hydration (control), water hydration and hydration + sugar. The results considering cultivars as a factor showed a statistically significant difference (P ≤ 0.05). According to the comparison of means (P ≤ 0.05), the Heliconia psittacorum x spathorcinata tropics showed the best response. Both hydration and interaction between cultivars, showed no significant differences (P ≤ 0.05). Hydration did not guarantee a greater number of days of durability, so it is a good alternative, the use of dry treatment and the reduction on the excessive water use, according to the results obtained in this study.

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Review of recent advances in post-harvest techniques for tropical cut flowers and future prospects: Heliconia as a case-study

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Paiva

Beruto³

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Front. Plant Sci.

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Aesthetic attributes and easy-to-grow nature of tropical cut flowers (TCFs) have contributedto their potential for increased production. The dearth of information regarding agronomic practices and lack of planting materials are the key hindrances against their fast expansion. Unconventional high-temperature storage requirements and the anatomy of the peduncle contribute topoor vase life performance, while troublesome packaging and transport due to unusual size and structureprimarily cause post-harvest quality deterioration. Nonetheless, the exotic floral structuresconsequently increase market demand, particularly in temperate countries. This boosts studies aimed at overcoming post-harvest hindrances. While a few TCFs (Anthurium, Strelitzia, Alpinia, and a few orchids) are under the spotlight, many others remain behind the veil. Heliconia, an emerging specialty TCF (False Bird-of-Paradise, family Heliconiaceae), is one of them. The structural uniquenessand dazzling hues of Heliconia genotypes facilitate shifting its position from the back to the forefrontof the world floriculture trade. The unsatisfactory state-of-the-art of Heliconia research and the absence of any review exclusively on it are the key impetus for structuring this review. In addition to the aforementioned setbacks, impaired water uptake capacity after harvest, high chilling sensitivity, and the proneness of xylem ducts to microbial occlusion may be counted as a few additional factors that hinder its commercialization. This review demonstrates the state-of-the-art of post-harvest research while also conceptualizing the implementation of advanced biotechnological aid to alleviate the challenges, primarily focusing on Heliconia (the model crop here) along with some relevant literature on its other allied members. Standard harvesting indices, grading, and packaging are also part of the entire post-harvest operational chain, but since these phases are barely considered in Heliconia and the majority of tropical ornamentals except a few, a comprehensive account of these aspects has also been given. The hypothesized cues to nip chilling injury, resorting to different bio-chemical treatments, nano-based technology, and advanced packaging techniques, may help overcome preservation difficulties and propel its transition from niche to the commercial flower market. In a nutshell, readers will gain a comprehensive overview of how optimum post-harvest handling practices can rewardingly characterize this unique group of TCFs as the most remunerative component.

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Postharvest of Cut Flower Heliconia Stricta 'Bucky' Stored Under Different Conditions

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Aportes Científicos en El Cultivo De Heliconias en México

Aportes Científicos en El Cultivo De Heliconias en México

Effect of hydration in vase life of two Heliconia cultivars

Review of recent advances in post-harvest techniques for tropical cut flowers and future prospects: Heliconia as a case-study

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