The respiration of cut flowers of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii H. Bolus ex Hook.f. 'Vesuvio') and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) increased exponentially with increasing storage temperature. Poststorage vase life and negatively gravitropic bending of the neck of the flowers were both strongly affected by simulated transport at higher temperatures. Vase life and stem bending after dry storage sho...

Longevity of cut flowers of many gerbera cultivars (Gerbera jamesonii) is typically short because of stem bending; hence, stem bending that occurs during the early vase life period is a major problem in gerbera. Here, we investigated the effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) on the delay of stem bending in the gerbera cultivars, Alliance, Rosalin, and Bintang, by examining relative fresh weight...

Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus and Hook,) is an ornamental Asteraceae of great commercial value, and pests can affect adversely its cultivation. More than 20 species of arthropods cause economic damage on gerbera, among them the two spotted mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836 (Acari: Tetranychidae), considered a key pest for this and other ornamental plants. In this work, some life-cycle asp...

An in vitro mass propagation protocol was developed for Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus) var. orange using flower bud explants. The young (7 days) explants were found to be suitable culture and highest (100%) callus induction obtained MS medium supplemented with 5.0 mg/l BAP 1.0 NAA. maximum shoot regeneration (95%) the number of shoots (10) observed 6.0 0.3 multiplication frequency (60) only ...

ABSTRACT Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. F.; Asteraceae), is one of the most economically important ornamental plants due to its aesthetic value. In present study, we established a micropropagation method for large-scale production quality planting material gerbera ‘Pink Melody’. Eighty-six percent capitulum explants produced adventitious shoots (15.44 ± 0.34 per capitulum) on Murashi...

Studies on cut flowers have occurred, for improving their quality is the main priority. One of top 10 in world, gerbera, or Transvaal daisy (Gerbera jamesonii Hook), a flowering plant. The presented study aimed to investigate effect genotypes, storage duration, and interactions flower – daisy. Two cultivars Gerbera (sweet smile sweet surprise) four durations underwent examination various parame...

A high frequency shoot organogenesis and plant establishment protocol has been developed for Gerbera jamesonii from ex vitro leaf derived callus. The optimal callus was developed on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with 0.4 mg L 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), 4.0 mg L -naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and 3% (w/v) sucrose. Two callus types differing in their structures and growth rat...

The present investigation on Effect of organic and inorganic sources nutrients flowering hybrid gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii B.) cv. Shimmer in open field condition was conducted at Biotechnology cum Tissue Culture Centre, OUAT Bhubaneswar during 2015-16 2016-17. aim the study to find out suitable for cut flower production condition. There were eight treatment combinations consisting 100% recomme...