Comparison of Vase Life on Treatments with Combinations of Postharvest Solutions of Cut Hydrangea Flowers (Hydrangea macrophylla cv. ‘Verena’) in Distribution Stage

Vase life is one of the most important factors that determine the marketability of cut flowers and is greatly affected by the water balance. In recent years, cut hydrangea flowers are increasingly consumed as decorations for various events. However, the vase life of cut hydrangea flowers varies greatly depending on the postharvest solution management. Therefore, this study investigated the vase life, solution uptake, water balance, and relative fresh weight of freshly harvested hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Verena’) according to the three types of holding solutions (tap water, 1% chrysal professional Ⅲ (CPⅢ), 2% sucrose + 250 mg/L 8-hydroxquinoline + 100 mg/L citric acid (SHQC)) and the combination solutions (pretreatment; tap water, 0.1% chrysal RVB (RVB), floralife quickdip (FQ), transport; tap water, CPⅢ, floralife clear (FC), preservatives; CPⅢ, FC) for each distribution stage (pretreatment-transport-consumer). In the preservative comparison experiment, compared with the control, CPⅢ treatment and SHQC treatment significantly increased the vase life in 2019 (0.7 days, 3.4 days) and 2020 (1.4 days, 3.1 days), respectively. In the comparative experiment by solution combination, the group (RVB, FQ) using the pretreatment significantly extended the vase life by 4.6 days and 5.9 days compared to the tap water treatment. It was also determined that the same treatment increased overall solution uptake, maintained water balance longer, and increased relative fresh weight. These results confirm the importance of holding solutions and pretreatments, suggesting that appropriate pretreatments and preservatives should be used to improve the marketability of cut hydrangea flowers.

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Influence of Solution Combination for Postharvest Treatment Stage on Vase Life of Cut Hydrangea Flowers (Hydrangea macrophylla cv. ‘Verena’)

Horticulturae ◽

10.3390/horticulturae7100406 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (10) ◽

pp. 406

Author(s):

Haejo Yang ◽

Sooyeon Lim ◽

Ji-Hyun Lee ◽

Ji-Weon Choi ◽

Il-Sheob Shin

Keyword(s):

Citric Acid ◽

Water Balance ◽

Tap Water ◽

Vase Life ◽

Comparative Experiment ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Hydrangea Macrophylla ◽

Postharvest Treatment ◽

Treatment Stage ◽

Preservative Solutions

Vase life is one of the most important factors that determines the marketability of cut flowers and is greatly affected by the water balance. The vase life of cut hydrangea flowers varies greatly depending on the postharvest solution management. Therefore, this study investigated the vase life of freshly harvested hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Verena’) according to the three types of preservative solutions (tap water (TW), 1% Chrysal Professional Ⅲ (CPⅢ), 2% sucrose + 250 mg/L 8-hydroxquinoline + 100 mg/L citric acid (SHQC)) and the combination solutions (pretreatment; TW, 0.1% Chrysal RVB (RVB), Floralife Quick Dip (FQ), transport; TW, CPⅢ, Floralife Clear (FC), preservative; CPⅢ, FC) for each distribution stage (pretreatment–transport–consumer). In the preservative comparison experiment, compared with the control, SHQC and CPⅢ significantly increased the vase life in 2019 (0.7 days, 3.4 days) and 2020 (1.4 days, 3.1 days), respectively. In the comparative experiment, by solution combination, the group (RVB, FQ) using the pretreatment significantly extended the vase life by 5.9 days and 4.6 days compared with the TW. These results confirm the importance of preservative solutions and pretreatment, suggesting that appropriate pretreatment and preservatives should be used to improve the marketability of cut hydrangea flowers.

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Effects of Salicylic Acid and Sucrose Solution on Vase Life of Cut Antigonon leptopus Inflorescences and Their Potential as Cut Flowers for Flower Arrangement

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Journal of Undergraduate Research ◽

10.46754/umtjur.v1i1.54 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 80-91

Author(s):

Haidar Hariri Abu Seman ◽

Husni Hayati Mohd Rafdi

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Relative Water Content ◽

Sucrose Solution ◽

Tap Water ◽

Flower Colour ◽

Vase Life ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Relative Water ◽

Solution Uptake

Pink Antigonon leptopus have potential to be commercialized as cut flowers for flower arrangement. In order to determine cut inflorescences' vase life, vase solution treatments containing Artificial Tap Water as control, salicyclic acid (SA) at 100, 200, 300 mg/L and combination of 100, 200, 300 mg/L SA with 2% sucrose were conducted. Parameters observed were vase life, relative fresh weight (RFW), vase solution uptake (VSU), flower drop (FD), flower colour, relative water content (RWC) and pH. The results showed that cut inflorescences in vase treatment containing 200 mg/L SA + 2% sucrose and 300 mg/L + 2% sucrose had 1.6 fold longer vase life than the control, showing higher water uptake and reduced flower drop by 28%.

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Homemade Floral Preservatives Affect Postharvest Performance of Selected Specialty Cut Flowers

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.24.3.384 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 384-393 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Iftikhar Ahmad ◽

John M. Dole

Keyword(s):

Citric Acid ◽

Tap Water ◽

Lemon Juice ◽

Life Extension ◽

Vase Life ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Eustoma Grandiflorum ◽

Continuous Use ◽

Quaternary Ammonium Chloride ◽

Solution Uptake

Effects of homemade or commercial floral preservatives, applied as 48-hour grower treatment or continuous retailer/consumer application, were studied on cut ‘ABC Blue’ lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum), ‘Maryland Plumblossom’ snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus), ‘Mid Cheerful Yellow’ stock (Matthiola incana), and ‘Deep Red’ Benary’s zinnia (Zinnia violacea). Cut stems were placed in solutions containing 500 mL·L−1 lemon/lime soda (soda); 6 mL·L−1 lemon juice plus 20 g·L−1 sugar (lemon juice); 100 mg·L−1 citric acid plus 20 g·L−1 sugar plus 200 mg·L−1 aluminum sulfate (C-AS); 400 mg·L−1 citric acid plus 20 g·L−1 sugar alone (citric acid), or combined with either 0.5 mL·L−1 quaternary ammonium chloride (C-QA), or 0.007 mL·L−1 isothiazolinone (C-IS); 10 mL·L−1 Floralife Clear Professional Flower Food (Floralife); or 10 mL·L−1 Chrysal Clear Professional 2 (Chrysal), dissolved in tap water, which was also used as control without any added compound. Cut stems of lisianthus and stock had longest vase lives (22.1 and 12.7 days, respectively) when placed in C-IS continuously, while snapdragon and zinnia stems had longest vase lives (22.3 and 16.3 days, respectively) when placed in C-QA solution continuously. Continuous use of soda extended vase life of cut lisianthus, snapdragon, and stock stems, but not zinnia, compared with tap water. Citric acid extended the vase life of lisianthus and stock when used continuously and of zinnia when used for 48 hours. Use of C-AS or lemon juice either had no effect or reduced vase life of the tested species, except lemon juice increased zinnia vase life when used as a 48-hour treatment. Stems of lisianthus, stock, and zinnia placed continuously in C-IS, C-QA, or citric acid had high solution uptake. No significant differences were observed for vase life of all tested species with short duration (48 hours) application of solutions, except 48-hour use of citric acid or lemon juice increased zinnia vase life compared with tap water. Overall, continuous vase application of the homemade preservatives resulted in longer vase life extension than 48-hour treatment. Among tested preservative recipes, C-IS, C-QA, soda, or citric acid demonstrated best postharvest performance of tested species. However, recipes containing C-AS or lemon juice had detrimental effects and should not be used for handling cut stems of tested species.

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EXTENDING THE VASE LIFE OF CUT HYDRANGEA FLOWERS BY PRESERVATIVE SOLUTIONS

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus ◽

10.24326/asphc.2020.4.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 95-103

Author(s):

Soner Kazaz ◽

Tuğba Kılıç ◽

Elçin Gözde Ergür Şahin

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Vase Life ◽

Distilled Water ◽

Cut Flower ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Hydrangea Macrophylla ◽

Daily Solution ◽

Solution Uptake ◽

Preservative Solutions

Vase life is one of the most important factors determining the marketability of cut flowers and influenced by water balance strongly. In recent years, the consumption of hydrangeas as a cut flower has gradually increased. However, the vase life of cut hydrangea flowers is short depends on wilting. Thus, this study was conducted to determine the effects of different treatments [thymol (100, 150 and 200 mgL–1), 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate (8-HQS) (200 mgL–1)], and their combination with and without 1% sucrose on the vase life, relative fresh weight, daily (solution uptake for 3 days) and total solution uptake of hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Green Shadow’) harvested freshly. Distilled water was used as the control. Compared to the control, thymol 150 mgL–1 treatment with 1% sucrose significantly increased the vase life of hydrangeas flowers in 5.80 days (from 10.7 to 16.5 days). It was also determined that same treatment increased the total solution uptake and delayed relative fresh weight loss. These results indicated that thymol treatments in combination with sucrose can be used to extend the vase life of cut hydrangea.

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Improving the Keeping Quality and Vase Life of Cut Alstroemeria Flowers by Pre and Post-harvest Salicylic Acid Treatments

Notulae Scientia Biologicae ◽

10.15835/nsb539095 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 364-370 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elnaz SOLEIMANY-FARD ◽

Khodayar HEMMATI ◽

Ahmad KHALIGHI

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Water Balance ◽

Chlorophyll Content ◽

Water Loss ◽

Vase Life ◽

Total Chlorophyll ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Total Chlorophyll Content ◽

Keeping Quality

Keeping quality and length of vase life are important factors for evaluation of cut flowers quality, for both domestic and export markets. Studding the effect of pre- and post-harvest salicylic acid applications on keeping quality and vase life of cut alstroemeria flowers during vase period is the approach taken. Aqueous solutions of salicylic acid at 0.0 (with distilled water), 1, 2 and 3 mM were sprayed to run-off (approximately 500 mL per plant), about two weeks before flowers harvest. The cut flowers were harvested in the early morning and both of cut flowers treated (sprayed) and untreated were kept in vase solutions containing salicylic acid at 0.0 (with distilled water), 1, 2 and 3 mM. Sucrose at 4% was added to all treatments as a base solution. The changes in relative fresh weight, water uptake, water loss, water balance, total chlorophyll content and vase life were estimated during vase period. The results showed that the relative fresh weight, water uptake, water balance, total chlorophyll content and vase life decreased significantly while the water loss increased significantly during experiment for all treatments. A significant difference between salicylic acid and control treatments in all measured parameters is observed. During vase period, the salicylic acid treatments maintained significantly a more favourable relative fresh weight, water uptake, water balance, total chlorophyll content and supressed significantly water loss, as compared to control treatment. Also, the results showed that the using salicylic acid increased significantly the vase life cut alstroemeria flowers, over control. The highest values of measured parameters were found when plants were treated by pre + post-harvest application of salicylic acid at 3 mM. The result revealed that the quality attributes and vase life of cut alstroemeria flowers were improved by the use of salicylic acid treatment.

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EFFECT OF GROWTH REGULATORS AND PRESERVATIVE SOLUTION ON VASE LIFE AND WATER RELATION OF Gladiolus hybrida L. AFTER CUT FLOWERS

IRAQI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ◽

10.36103/ijas.v50ispecial.189 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (Special) ◽

Author(s):

Al-Hasnawi & et al.

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Water Balance ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Water Relation ◽

Carbohydrate Content ◽

Vase Life ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Total Carotenoids ◽

Preservative Solutions

This experiment was conducted to study the effect of five concentrations of growth regulator of (0, 25 GA3, 50 GA3, 100 Salicylic acid, 150 Salicylic acid) mg.L-1 and three types of preservative solutions on the vase life and water relations for Gladiolus hybrida L. after cut flower. The experiment was conducted as a factorial experiment (3×5) according to Randomized Complete Blocks Design, with three replicates. The results showed that GA3 (50 mg.L-1) significantly excelled in relative fresh weight of 155.33%, absorbed water 59.00 g /flower /day, the lost water 32.99 g /flower /day, water balance 26.01 g /flower /day, vase life 16.96 days, dry weight of flowers 22.89 g, and carbohydrate content in petals 22.34 %, and total carotenoids content in petals 7.84 mg/100 g dry weight. The second solution (5% sucrose + 200 mg.L-1 8.HQS + 200 mg.L-1citric acid) is significantly excelled in most studied traits. The interaction treatment that consisted of (50 mg.L-1 + second solution) is significantly excelled in traits of the relative fresh weight 168.47%, absorbed water 66.32 g/flower /day, the lost water 23.39 g/flower /day, water balance 42.93 g/flower /day, vase life 21.25 days, dry weight of flower 26.11 g, carbohydrate content in petals 20.78% and total carotenoids content in petals 10.06 mg/100g dry weight.

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Solutions to conserve the vase life of Heliconia ‘Tropics’

Horticultura Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0102-0536-20210401 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 349-356

Author(s):

Gisela Carrera Alvarado ◽

Obdulia Baltazar-Bernal

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Citric Acid ◽

Water Consumption ◽

Tap Water ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Vase Life ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Outdoor Setting

ABSTRACT Heliconia ‘Tropics’ has high market acceptance and blooms year-round. Still, there is little information on solutions to prolong its vase life. The objective of this research was to assess pulse solutions to prolong the vase life of Heliconia ‘Tropics’ in three cutting stages. Floral stems in a closed, semi-open and commercial grown stages from three years old plants grown in an outdoor setting were evaluated. Three experiments were evaluated: sucrose at 10, 20 and 30% (w/v); Hydraflor® 100 at 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 g L-1; and citric acid (CA) at 25, 50, 100, 150 and 200 ppm, and a control (tap water). The floral opening, fresh weight of the floral stems, solution consumption and vase life were measured every two days. Based on the best results of these experiments, the following combinations were assessed: 10% sucrose + 0.50 g L-1 Hydraflor® 100; 10% sucrose + 150 ppm CA; 10% sucrose + 0.50 g L-1 Hydraflor® 100 + 150 ppm CA; 0.50 g L-1 of Hydraflor® 100 + 150 ppm CA and a control. A 10% sucrose + 0.50 g L-1 of Hydraflor® 100 pulse for 24 h had a 22.8-day vase life and was superior to the floral stems in the control treatment (15.6 days) at the semi-open cut stage. This was associated with greater water consumption, lower fresh weight loss and greater floral opening.

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Influence of Citric Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide on Postharvest Quality of Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L. ‘Pearl’) Cut Flowers

Journal of Horticultural Research ◽

10.1515/johr-2016-0002 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 13-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Abdolrahman Rahimian-Boogar ◽

Hassan Salehi ◽

Noshin Mir

Keyword(s):

Hydrogen Peroxide ◽

Citric Acid ◽

Postharvest Quality ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Vase Life ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Relative Water ◽

Solution Uptake

Abstract Quality of cut flowers is an important issue at postharvest as well as an important factor contributing to marketing of and profitability from the tuberose. In this study, the effects of citric acid (CA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) added to the vase water on postharvest quality of tuberose cut flowers were investigated. CA was applied in concentrations of 50, 100, 200, 400 mg·dm−3 and H2O2 in concentrations of 10, 20, 40 and 80 mg·dm−3 and distilled water as control treatment. Results showed that both compounds had significant positive effects on solution uptake, wilting and abscission of florets, relative water content, chlorophyll content, and vase life duration. The effects of 100 and 200 mg·dm−3 of CA and 20 and 40 mg·dm−3 of H2O2 proved to be more effective than other treatments. Both compounds increased the vase life of tuberose cut flowers and CA at concentrations 100 and 200 mg dm−3 and H2O2 at concentrations 20 and 40 mg dm−3 doubled this time up to 14-17 days.

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Improvement of Vase Life and Postharvest Factors of Lilium orientalis ‘Bouquet’ by Silver Nano Particles

Notulae Scientia Biologicae ◽

10.15835/nsb549135 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 490-493 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Seyed Hossein NEMATI ◽

Ali TEHRANIFAR ◽

Behnam ESFANDIARI ◽

Azar REZAEI

Keyword(s):

International Markets ◽

Nano Particles ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Vase Life ◽

Silver Particles ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Nano Silver ◽

Bacterial Contaminants ◽

Solution Uptake

Lily is one of the prominent cut flowers on the international markets, so that its longevity is an important post-storage attribute. Blockage of xylem vessels and insufficient water uptake contributes to the short vase life of cut flowers. Bacteria block stem xylem vessels and because of that reduce rates of water supply to flowers. Nano silver has antimicrobial effects at low concentration. Prolongation of vase life cut lilies (L. orientalis ‘Bouquet’) flowers by nano-silver particles was studied. Cut flowers were kept in vase containing 5, 15, 25, 30 ppm of nano-silver solutions and deionized water as control treatment under controlled conditions. During vase period, vase life, vase solution uptake, initial fresh and bacterial numbers were measured. According to the results, all nano-silver treatments extended the longevity of cut flowers compare to control. Among these treatments the concentration of 30 ppm of silver-nano showed the highest vase solution uptake, initial fresh weight and lowest bacteria colony during the first 2 days of vase life. It was concluded that nano silver particles had a high potential for eliminating of bacterial contaminants. These for suggest that application of solutions containing superior advantageous of nano-silver particles is recommended to improve postharvest of L. orientalis ‘Bouquet’.

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The effect of some solutions on the vase life of star flowers

Ornamental Horticulture ◽

10.1590/2447-536x.v26i4.2184 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 607-613

Author(s):

Onur Sefa Alkaç ◽

Osman Nuri Öcalan ◽

Mehmet Güneş

Keyword(s):

Gibberellic Acid ◽

Agricultural Research ◽

Deionized Water ◽

Vase Life ◽

Cut Flowers ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Water Control ◽

Thyme Oil ◽

Daily Solution ◽

Solution Uptake

Abstract This study was carried out on the flowers of 'Le Castel' Dahlia (starflower) cultivated in Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Agricultural Research and Application Center in 2019. The study aimed to prolong the vase life of Dahlia flowers used as cut flowers. Deionized water (control), sucrose + deionized water, thyme oil, lavender oil, carvacrol, thymol, sodium hypochlorite, and gibberellic acid were used as vase solutions. The total vase solution uptake (g/stem), daily vase solution uptake (g/day fresh weight (FW)), proportional FW (%) and vase life (day) parameters were determined based on Dahlia flowers that harvested at different harvest stages (3, 4 and 5 layers). As a result; the most extended vase life was measured in the gibberellic acid treatment (8.22 days), the highest proportional fresh weight was measured in the carvacrol in the 6th day (139.78%), the highest daily solution uptake was measured in the thyme oil in 0-2 days (11.7 g/day FW) and the highest total solution uptake was measured in the thyme oil (27.5 g/stem). It was concluded that the vase life of earlier harvested flowers was longer than of late harvested.

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