Electrolyzed anode water (EAW) markedly extended the vase life of cut carnation flowers. Therefore, a flower-senescence hormone involving ethylene decomposition by EAW with potassium chloride as an electrolyte was investigated. Ethylene was added externally to EAW, and the reaction between ethylen and the available chlorine in EAW was examined. EAW had a low pH value (2.5), a high concentration...

India is endowed with a rich genetic diversity of plant species. The less important, so-called underutilized remained uncared for and remained mainly confined to natural wild, semi-wild and semi-domesticated conditions. Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata Linn.) is one of them with green buds and pink flowers. It is a multipurpose plant species used traditionally as vegetables and also have therapeutic...

ABSTRACT- Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum) is one of the most important ornamental plants used as cut flower, flowering pot plant and groundcover worldwide. In this research, the effects of preservative solutions containing thymol (75 and 125 mg -L), menthol (75 and 125 mg L-1) and eugenol (75 and 125 mg L-1) on the quality and vase-life of chrysanthemum cut flowers at 3±1ºC and 75-80%...

The requirement to phase-out methyl bromide (MB) in the cut-flower sector needs more attention than in other sectors in order to identify fully effective solutions that are environmental friendly and technically sustainable. Resistant varieties, soilless cultivation, steam, soil solarization, biocontrol agents and chemicals have been evaluated as potential alternatives and can be considered as ...

Gerbera cut flowers is one of the important and popular cut flowers in the world that regardless of increasing production of this plant in Iran, the duration of its life is short due to rapid wilting petals and bending neck of flower. To increase vase life of gerbera cut flowers cv. ‘Alain Ducasse’, the essences of Eucalyptus and Rosa damascena, the combination of these two essences at a concen...

Alstroemeria (Alstroemeria hybrida) is one of the most important cut flowers in the world. The aim of this study is investigating on the effect of dill and cumin essential oils on physiological and microbiological traits of alstroemeria cut flowers. Hydro-distillation method and GC isolated the essential oils of seed and GC/MS examined the chemical compositions of the samples. This exp...