The Effects of Retail Display Conditions on Postharvest Performance of Cut Gerbera Jamesonii

Nell, Terril A.; Leonard, Ria T.; Alexander, A.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2009.847.5

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“…The probability value from analysis of variance for the transport month • transport system interaction was <0.0001 for all species. retail simulation display of 2 d found no difference in vase life of gerbera when kept at 2, 6, 10, and 21°C (Nell et al, 2009). However, when kept for 4 d, gerbera vase life decreased from 13% at 2°C to 35% at 21°C when compared with flowers kept for 2 d at these same temperatures.…”

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“…Maxie et al (1973) exposed 'Improved White Sim' carnation for various lengths of time to typical packing temperatures and found that holding flowers for 24 h at 20°C reduced vase life by 25% compared with holding at 0°C. By contrast, a short retail simulation display of 2 d found no difference in vase life of gerbera when kept at 2, 6, 10, and 21°C (Nell et al, 2009).…”

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“…This study shows that for the majority of shipments, transporting fresh, non-stored flowers within 24 h to 3 d results in a longer vase life compared with a 7-d transport. Other studies have also shown that increased storage duration can result in a decrease in vase life and quality of cut flowers where the magnitude of the response depends on the floral species, cultivar, length of storage, and temperature (Celikel and Reid, 2002;Leonard et al, 2001;Nell et al, 2009;Waithaka et al, 2001). As storage time of 'Classy' rose increased from 3 to 12 d, vase life was found to decrease 8% and 38%, respectively, compared with non-stored flowers (Leonard et al, 2001).…”

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Postharvest Performance of Selected Colombian Cut Flowers after Three Transport Systems to the United States

Leonard¹,

Alexander²,

Nell³

2011

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This study examined three transport systems used to transport fresh, non-stored cut flowers from Bogotá, Colombia, to the United States on a monthly basis for 1 year. Five cultivars of cut rose (Rosa hybrida), alstroemeria (Alstroemeria peruviana), carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus), and gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) were commercially transported using a 7-day conventional distribution system with temperature controls and two rapid transport systems (3-day or 24-hour) with little or no temperature controls, respectively. Temperatures during the 24-hour transport system increased steadily and temperatures were at or above 10 °C for ≈18 h, with half of that time above 15 °C for all shipments. The 3- and 7-day systems had temperature fluctuations ranging from 3 to 24 °C and 3 to 19 °C, respectively. Flowers transported using the rapid transport systems had a significantly longer vase life compared with the 7-day transport in 83% of the shipments of alstroemeria and roses, in 58% of the shipments of carnations, and in 50% of the shipments of gerberas. Vase life increased 5.6% to 17.1% (0.7 to 2.1 days) for roses, 3.2% to 16.7% (0.5 to 2.7 days) for alstroemerias, 12.8% to 34.6% (1.1 to 6.2 days) for gerberas, and 4.6% to 8.8% (1.1 to 2.3 days) for carnations when using the rapid transport systems compared with the 7-day transport system. Some cultivars were more tolerant of the longer transport. The results show that when using fresh, non-stored flowers, the rapid transport systems had equal or longer vase life than the 7-day transport system in the majority of shipments for each flower species. Results also demonstrate that better temperature management during transport is a critical issue in the floral industry that needs to be improved upon.

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