scholarly journals Homemade Floral Preservatives Affect Postharvest Performance of Selected Specialty Cut Flowers

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-393 ◽  
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.

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

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haejo Yang ◽  
Sooyeon Lim ◽  
Ji Hyun Lee ◽  
Ji Weon Choi ◽  
Il Sheob Shin
Keyword(s):  
Citric Acid ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Comparative Experiment ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Hydrangea Macrophylla ◽  
Solution Uptake

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.

scholarly journals Effect of 8-Hydroxyquinoline Citrate, Sucrose and Peroxidase Inhibitors on Vase Life of Lisianthus (EUSTOMA GRANDIFLORUM L.) Cut Flowers

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamaladin Sharifzadeh ◽  
Moazzam Hassanpour Asil ◽  
Zeynab Roein ◽  
Muhammad Sharifzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
The Other ◽  
Life Extension ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Anthocyanin Content ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Eustoma Grandiflorum

AbstractCut lisianthus flowers have a short vase life, possibly due to blockage of xylem vessels. The effect of 8-hydroxyquinoline citrate, sucrose and peroxidase inhibitors on delaying senescence and extending vase life of cut lisianthus flowers was tested. The peroxidase inhibitors used in this experiment were catechol (CH) (5, 10, 15 mM) and p-phenylenediamine (PD) (5, 10, 15 mM). All vase solutions contained 200 mg-dm-3 8-hydroxyquinoline citrate (8-HQC) and 3% sucrose. 10 mM CH treatment was the most effective for vase life extension (13.3 days), increasing water uptake, and delaying fresh weight loss. The vase solution containing 10 mM CH significantly increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and decreased peroxidase (POD) activities. Similarly, 10 mM PD increased anthocyanin content more than the other treat–ments. Protein degradation was significantly delayed by application of 5 mM PD. The malondialdehyde (MDA) accumulation was reduced when CH at 5 mM and PD in 5 and 15 mM were added to the vase solution. Results indicated that peroxidase inhibitors in combination with 8-HQC and sucrose increase vase life of lisianthus by improving water uptake and delaying fresh weight loss.

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

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
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.

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

Horticulturae ◽  
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.

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

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%.

scholarly journals Treatment with Peracetic Acid Extends the Vase Life of Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) Flowers

HortScience ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 418-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando de la Riva ◽  
Pilar Carolina Mazuela ◽  
Juan Eugenio Álvaro ◽  
Miguel Urrestarazu
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Hypochlorite ◽  
Peracetic Acid ◽  
Atomic Oxygen ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Mixed System ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Eustoma Grandiflorum ◽  
Considerable Length ◽  
Bud Opening

The effect of peracetic acid on the vase life and bud opening of cut flowers of Lisianthus was investigated. Eustoma grandiflorum is an attractive cut flower with a considerable length of vase life (usually weeks for freshly harvested stems). It is well known that the addition of sucrose into the vase solution increases significantly the longevity of cut flowers. Two different experiments of vase life were carried out. The first used cultivars of the Mariachi Series: Blue, Green, Blue Picotee, and Pink, whereas the second used Rosita White and Piccolo White 1. The control plants (T1) were supplied with tap water. Treatment 2 (T2) was similar to T1 with the addition of 3% sucrose. In the third (T3) and fourth (T4) treatments, sodium hypochlorite and a stabilized peracetic mixed system (PAA) were added, respectively. The number of flowers that opened from buds between cultivars was significantly different. With the addition of sucrose into the vase solution, a significant increase in longevity was recorded, which was also observed after the addition of both biocides to the respective treatments. This can be extended up to 15% by the addition of sucrose to the vase solution and up to 30% if PAA is incorporated into the vase solution. The results suggest that PAA can be a useful alternative to sodium hypochlorite for vase solutions because it is without the health drawbacks of trihalomethanes. The degradation of PAA is environmentally friendly, because it decomposes to form biodegradable acetic acid and eventually enters the environment as atomic oxygen.

scholarly journals Effects of Daily Harvest Time on Postharvest Longevity, Water Relations, and Carbohydrate Status of Selected Specialty Cut Flowers

HortScience ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-305
Author(s):  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
John M. Dole ◽  
Frank A. Blazich
Keyword(s):  
Vase Life ◽  
Harvest Time ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Eustoma Grandiflorum ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Leaf Relative Water Content ◽  
Postharvest Longevity ◽  
Carbohydrate Status ◽  
Time Of Harvest

Effects of harvest time (morning, noon, or afternoon) on water uptake, fresh weight changes, termination symptoms, leaf relative water content (LRWC), carbohydrate status, and vase life of cut ‘ABC Purple’ lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum Salisb.), ‘Double Eagle’ African Gold Coin Series marigold (Tagetes erecta L.), and ‘Deep Red’ Benary’s Giant Series zinnia (Zinnia elegans Jacq.) were studied. For stems of lisianthus harvested and then stored in the dark with the basal ends in water for 2 weeks at 3 ± 1 °C, those harvested at noon (1200 hr to 1300 hr) or in the afternoon (1700 hr to 1800 hr) had longer vase life compared with stems harvested in the morning (0700 hr to 0800 hr). However, stems of lisianthus evaluated without storage had no differences in vase life. Stems of marigold harvested in the afternoon had longer vase life than morning- or noon-harvested stems. Time of harvest had no effect on cut flower longevity of zinnia. However, vase life was considerably shorter for stems of all species when tested after 2 weeks storage compared with freshly harvested stems. Stems of zinnia harvested at noon had lower LRWC than morning- or afternoon-harvested stems. Marigold stems harvested in the afternoon and evaluated without storage had lowest LRWC on Day 7 of vase life. Harvest time or storage did not influence LRWC of lisianthus. Stems of marigold and lisianthus harvested at noon or in the afternoon had higher levels of carbohydrates compared with morning-harvested stems, whereas freshly harvested stems had higher concentrations of glucose and sucrose, which decreased during storage or the vase period. Sucrose concentrations varied more significantly among various tissues than other sugars presumably as a result of translocation during vase life. In summary, carbohydrate status of stems harvested at different times of the day varied greatly and affected postharvest longevity of cut marigold and lisianthus, but not zinnia.

scholarly journals Influence of electrical conductivity on water uptake and vase life of cut gladiolus stems

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Lucas Cavalcante Da Costa ◽  
Fernanda Ferreira De Araújo ◽  
Teresa Drummond Correia Mendes ◽  
Fernando Luiz Finger
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Water Ph ◽  
Maximum Water ◽  
Standard Composition

<p>Several experiments reveal that distilled water varies among different laboratories and also does not have a standard composition. Water electrical conductivity (EC) of vase solution is one of the parameters that influence the water uptake by cut flowers. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of electrical conductivity on water uptake and vase life in cut stems of gladiolus. The stems harvested and kept in distilled water (pH 6.6, EC &lt;0.01dS m-1) and tap water (pH 7.0, EC 0.75 dS m-1) at room temperature. Flowers kept in tap water showed lower fresh weight loss after the second day and higher water uptake during vase life. In a second set of experiments, we verified the limit EC saturation supported by the flower. For this, flowers were placed in individual test tubes containing four different solutions with varying ion concentrations. Solution 2 (EC 0.60 dS m-1) promoted increased vase life and allowed maximum water uptake by the flowers. The results show that the electrical conductivity of vase solution is a major parameter in experiments with vase life of cut gladiolus. The presence of ions in the vase solution increases the overall vase life and improves water uptake of flowers with favorable optimal EC between 0.60 to 0.87 dS m-1.</p>

scholarly journals Psidium guajavaandPiper betleLeaf Extracts Prolong Vase Life of Cut Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) Flowers

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Rahman ◽  
S. H. Ahmad ◽  
K. S. Lgu
Keyword(s):  
Tap Water ◽  
Dianthus Caryophyllus ◽  
Psidium Guajava ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Piper Betle ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Leaf Extracts ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal Activities ◽  
Flower Diameter ◽  
Copper Coin

The effect of leaf extracts ofPsidium guajavaandPiper betleon prolonging vase life of cut carnation flowers was studied. “Carola” and “Pallas Orange” carnation flowers, at bud stage, were pulsed 24 hours with a floral preservative. Then, flowers were placed in a vase solution containing sprite and a “germicide” (leaf extracts ofP. guajavaandP. betle, 8-HQC, or a copper coin). Flowers treated with 8-HQC, copper coin, and leaf extracts had longer vase life, larger flower diameter, and higher rate of water uptake compared to control (tap water). The leaf extracts ofP. guajavaandP. betleshowed highest antibacterial and antifungal activities compared to the other treatments. Both showed similar effects on flower quality as the synthetic germicide, 8-HQC. Therefore, these extracts are likely natural germicides to prolong vase life of cut flowers.

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