The global cut flower industry has faced serious challenges over the years, but still remains an important sector of agriculture. Floriculture businesses seek new, innovative trends and niches to help increase product sales. Specialty (SCF) production increased in past 20 years US, Australia, Africa, Europe. SCF sales could further if these new products were supported by dynamic marketing campa...

Cold storage is a strategy mainly used for ornamental cuttings the purpose of prolonging production duration that provide with best condition at time planting. The results have been obtained from cold carnations and chrysanthemums confirmed fact herbaceous could be stored about two months not lower than 0ºC more 4ºC, similar directly planted without storage. On other hand, hardwood are low temp...

The effects of concentrations of various biocides, in a solution containing 0.2 g l citric acid and 10 g l glucose, were tested on cut roses (Rosa hybrida L., ‘Classy’), Alstroemeria pelegrina L. and carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus L.). Compounds were evaluated for their effects on flower life (time to decline in fresh weight), maximum gain in fresh weight, solution uptake from 4 to 6 days, r...