scholarly journals Extending Cut Paeonia Lactiflora Pall. Storage Duration Using Sub-Zero Storage Temperatures

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1694
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Jahnke ◽  
John M. Dole ◽  
Ben A. Bergmann ◽  
Guoying Ma ◽  
Penelope Perkins-Veazie
Keyword(s):  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Sucrose Solution ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Paeonia Lactiflora ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
Storage Duration ◽  
Open Time ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Flower Quality

Cut peonies (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) have a relatively short vase life and limited availability due to seasonal production. Cultivars Festiva Maxima (FM), Monsieur Jules Elie (MJE), and Sarah Bernhardt (SB) stored at 0.7 °C had a longer flower open time at 12 weeks of storage compared to those held at −3.1 or 3.5 °C, while the flower bud time was unaffected. The flower open time of FM and MJE was no different for stems stored at a sub-zero temperature of −0.6 °C for 16 weeks compared to non-stored stems. Flower quality, opening, and lack of deformity was reduced at 16 weeks of storage in comparison to non-stored flowers, but higher for stems stored at −0.6 °C compared to 0.7 °C. Pre-treating stems before storage with pulses of a commercial hydrator solution or a 200 g·L−1 sucrose solution for 2 h at 4 °C had little commercial significance compared to non-pulsed control stems. The total phenolic content, malondialdehyde, and superoxide dismutase were not effective indicators of open time or quality loss. This study is the first to demonstrate the successful use of a non-freezing, sub-zero storage temperature for peony, and the first to store cut peonies for 16 weeks, despite an increased risk of reduced flower quality.

Effects of Different Concentrations of Sucrose on Vase Life of Rose (Rosa sps.cv. Dutch Hybrid)

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
G. Chaudhary ◽  
A. Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Water Uptake ◽  
Sucrose Solution ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Energy Requirement ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
Flower Diameter ◽  
Flower Quality ◽  
Main Food Source

Keeping quality is an important parameter for evaluation of rose cut flower quality, both in export and domestic markets as fresh cut rose flowers are highly perishable due to limited water uptake and low available energy. Carbohydrate is the main food source to maintain the energy requirement for flowers .An experiment was conducted at Horticulture Laboratory of Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Lamjung, Nepal on January 2017 in order to find out best concentration of sucrose that enhances and prolongs the better flower quality and longevity. Experiment was laid out with 10 treatments viz. tap water, tap water + 2% sucrose, tap water + 4% sucrose, tap water + 6% sucrose, tap water + 8% sucrose, distilled water, distilled water + 2% sucrose, distilled water + 4% sucrose, distilled water + 6% sucrose and distilled water + 8% sucrose under completely randomized design with three replications. Rose sticks were harvested at flower bud stage and two sticks were kept in each vase solution. Effect of different concentrations of sucrose solution on water uptake, weight gain or loss, neck bending, flower diameter, days to full bloom and vase life was affected significantly. The rose flower held in distilled water + 6% Sucrose was recorded to have higher value (7.77cm) for flower diameter at 10 days followed by Tap water + 6% Sucrose with value 7.62cm. Similarly, lower flower diameter (2.29cm) was observed in Tap water at Day16 followed by Distilled water with value 3.21cm. Similar pattern was observed in all other parameters having highest vase life (19.5 days) in Distilled water + 6% Sucrose and lowest (15.17 days) in tap water only. Among different concentrations of sucrose solution, distilled water + 6% sucrose was found highly effective for longevity of cultivar.

scholarly journals Gibberellin4+7, Benzyladenine, and Supplemental Light Improve Postharvest Leaf and Flower Quality of Cold-stored `Stargazer' Hybrid Lilies

1998 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil P. Ranwala ◽  
William B. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Cold Storage ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Flower Longevity ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
Leaf Injury ◽  
Leaf Chlorosis ◽  
Bud Opening ◽  
Flower Quality

Experiments were conducted to evaluate storage temperature, storage irradiance and prestorage foliar sprays of gibberellin, cytokinin or both on postharvest quality of Oriental hybrid lilies (Lilium sp. `Stargazer'). Cold storage of puffy bud stage plants at 4, 7, or 10 °C in dark for 2 weeks induced leaf chlorosis within 4 days in a simulated consumer environment, and resulted in 60% leaf chlorosis and 40% leaf abscission by 20 days. Cold storage also reduced the duration to flower bud opening (days from the end of cold storage till the last flower bud opened), inflorescence and flower longevity, and increased flower bud abortion. Storage at 1 °C resulted in severe leaf injury and 100% bud abortion. Providing light up to 40 μmol·m-2·s-1 during cold storage at 4 °C significantly delayed leaf chlorosis and abscission and increased the duration of flower bud opening, inflorescence and flower longevity, and reduced bud abortion. Application of hormone sprays before cold storage affected leaf and flower quality. ProVide (100 mg·L-1 GA4+7) and Promalin (100 mg·L-1 each GA4+7 and benzyladenine (BA)) effectively prevented leaf chlorosis and abscission at 4 °C while ProGibb (100 mg·L-1 GA3) and ABG-3062 (100 mg·L-1 BA) did not. Accel (10 mg·L-1 GA4+7 and 100 mg·L-1 BA) showed intermediate effects on leaf chlorosis. Flower longevity was increased and bud abortion was prevented by all hormone formulations except ProGibb. The combination of light (40 μmol·m-2·s-1) and Promalin (100 mg·L-1 each GA4+7 and BA) completely prevented cold storage induced leaf chlorosis and abscission.

Cold-storage-induced changes in chlorophyll fluorescence of kangaroo paw Bush Dawn flowers

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Miranda ◽  
D. C. Joyce ◽  
S. E. Hetherington ◽  
P. N. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll Fluorescence ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Storage Duration ◽  
Growth Environment ◽  
C Storage ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
Linear Manner ◽  
Storage Temperatures ◽  
Temperature Storage

Effects on vase life and chlorophyll fluorescence were evaluated for kangaroo paw Bush Dawn flowers harvested from 3 growth environments and kept at 3 storage temperatures for 4 storage periods. Flowers were grown in a glasshouse, shadehouse and in the open. Harvested flowers were stored at 0, 7.5 or 13°C for 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks. Minimum fluorescence values decreased progressively from 0.103 to 0.078 as storage temperatures increased from 0 to 13°C. Relative fluorescence ratios of stored kangaroo paw flowers were altered significantly in response to storage temperature, storage duration and growth environment. Relative fluorescence ratios decreased progressively from 0.778 to 0.649 with increasing storage duration from 1 to 4 weeks. Relative fluorescence values were 0.688, 0.784 and 0.711 for 0, 7.5 and 13°C storage temperatures, respectively. Minimum fluorescence did not differ among the growth environments, but relative fluorescence was highest for the shadehouse (0.760) and lowest for the open (0.695). Vase life was also influenced by storage temperature, storage duration and flower source. Main effect vase lives of flowers were 6.6, 7.2 and 3.4 days for 0, 7.5 and 13°C storage temperatures, respectively. Shorter vase life after storage at 0 than at 7.5°C indicates that Bush Dawn is chilling sensitive. Post-storage longevity of flowers from the shadehouse (6.5 days) and glasshouse (6.3 days) was greater than from the open (4.2 days). Relative fluorescence values, which decreased in a linear manner for all storage temperatures as storage duration increased, were significantly correlated with the vase life.

scholarly journals 096 Disease Incidence in Fresh-cut Peony Flowers after Long-term Cold Storage

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 405C-405
Author(s):  
Karen L.B. Gast
Keyword(s):  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Methyl Jasmonate ◽  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
Fresh Cut

Fresh-cut peonies are one of few cut flowers that can be stored for weeks and still provide a marketable flower. Peonies are usually marketed by color: reds, pinks, whites, and corals. Several different cultivars may be included in each color depending on their country of origin and time during the harvest season. Previous work with peonies has shown that different cultivars of the same color may behave differently during postharvest handling, whether it is storage life, vase life, opening time, storage temperature, etc. One problem of long-term cold storage is diseases that may render flowers unmarketable. This study evaluated the effect of four storage disease prevention treatments on seven peony cultivars, two reds, two pinks, and three whites, stored at 1 °C. The four disease prevention treatments included a control, methyl jasmonate during storage, a pre-storage calcium chloride pulsing for 2 h at room temperature, and a pre-storage fungicide spray. Flowers were evaluated for disease incidence on leaves and flowers, and for flower bud openness after 4, 8, and 12 weeks of cold storage. Overall results support previous work that shows peony cultivars react differently to postharvest treatments. Two cultivars were greatly affected by the disease prevention treatments and three were moderately affected, while there were few treatment effects seen with the other two. The calcium chloride pulse produced the greatest disease incidence and resulted in the flowers being more opening, which is not desirable. There was often no difference in the control, methyl jasmonate, and fungicide treatments. It appears that pre-storage treatments may not be beneficial for some fresh-cut peony cultivars.

scholarly journals FLOWER ABSCISSION AND ANTHOCYANIN DEVELOPMENT IN CUT PHLOX FLOWER HEADS: EFFECT OF ETHYLENE INHIBITORS AND SUCROSE

HortScience ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 503F-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne A. Mackay ◽  
Narendra Sankhla
Keyword(s):  
Flower Color ◽  
Ethylene Biosynthesis ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Blue Color ◽  
Cut Flower ◽  
Ethylene Inhibitors ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
Flower Quality ◽  
Flower Abscission

Phlox paniculata `John Fanick' produces long lasting, dense terminal flower heads and has potential as a specialty cut flower. Quality and postharvest display life of cut flower heads depends primarily on ethylene-induced flower abscission, flower bud opening, and maintenance and development of flower color during vase life. Late events, such as flower and leaf senescence may also be detrimental to flower quality. In the control treatment, the initial red-pink and purple flower color changes to violet blue in 3 to 4 days, and may lose >50% of initial anthocyanins. Incorporating sucrose (SUC) in the vase solution not only maintained >75% of the initial floral pigments, but also promoted opening of additional flowers and anthocyanin development. Although both ethylene biosynthesis (AOA, ReTain, a.i. AVG) and action inhibitors (STS, 1-MCP) delayed flower abscission, STS and 1-MCP were relatively more effective than AOA and AVG. As in the control, newly opened flowers remained very small when treated with ethylene inhibitors, did not develop red-pink color, and exhibited only shades of violet blue color. Sucrose antagonized the effect of ethylene inhibitors. As such, the flowers in SUC+ethylene inhibitors treatments enlarged in size and developed a reddish-pink blue color. However, the flower quality in SUC alone was much superior than those in SUC+ethylene inhibitors. These results indicate that ethylene inhibitors, alone and in combination with SUC, were not of any additional value in improving postharvest performance and display life of cut phlox flower heads.

Hormone Sprays and Supplemental Light Prevent Cold-storage-induced Postharvest Leaf Chlorosis and Abscission in `Stargazer' Hybrid Lilies

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 536c-536
Author(s):  
Anil P. Ranwala ◽  
William B. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Cold Storage ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Flower Longevity ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
Flower Opening ◽  
Foliar Sprays ◽  
Leaf Chlorosis ◽  
Bud Opening ◽  
Flower Quality

Rapid leaf chlorosis and abscission limits the use of cold storage for post-production short-term holding of potted lilies. We investigated the effects of storage temperature, storage irradiance and pre-storage foliar sprays of gibberellin and/or cytokinin on postharvest leaf and flower quality of Lilium sp. `Stargazer' hybrid lilies. Storage of “puffy bud” stage plants at 4, 7, or 10 °C in dark for 2 weeks induced leaf chlorosis within 4 days in a simulated consumer environment, and resulted in 60% leaf chlorosis and 40% leaf abscission by 20 days. Cold-storage also reduced the duration of flower bud opening, inflorescence and flower longevity, and increased flower bud abortion. Providing light up to 40 μmol·m–2·s–1 during cold-storage at 4 °C significantly delayed leaf chlorosis and abscission and increased the duration of flower bud opening, inflorescence and flower longevity. Foliar sprays of ProVide (100 mg·L–1 GA4+7) and Promalin [100 mg·L–1 GA4+7 and 100 mg·L–1 benzyladenine (BA)] effectively prevented leaf chlorosis and abscission at 4 °C, while ProGibb (100 mg·L–1 GA3) and ABG-3062 (100 mg·L–1BA) were not effective. Accel (10 mg·L–1 GA4+7 and 100 mg·L–1 BA) showed intermediate effects on leaf chlorosis. Flower longevity was increased and bud abortion was prevented by all hormone formulations except ProGibb. The combination of light (40 μmol·m–2·s–1) and Promalin (100 mg·L–1 GA4+7 and 100 mg·L–1 BA) completely prevented cold-storage induced leaf chlorosis and abscission and significantly improved flower opening and overall plant quality.

scholarly journals Süs Bitkilerinde Ön Soğutma Uygulamalarının Önemi ve Kullanım Olanakları

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 586
Author(s):  
İlknur Alibaş ◽  
Nezihe Köksal
Keyword(s):  
Product Quality ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Physiological Properties ◽  
Increase Product Quality ◽  
Flower Quality ◽  
And Storage

In cut flower sector, preservation of flower quality parameters and vase life is very important in terms of both economical value of product and salability of product. Similarly, reaching of product from harvesting temperature to storage temperature quickly is of great importance in stage of eliminating of the chilling requirement the underground organs of bulbous ornamental plants after harvest. Several methods have been developed from the past to the present so as to increase of product quality and to minimize losses. One of these methods is also precooling method. Precooling is defined as fast and effectively lowering of product from harvest temperature to storage temperature. Precooling can be used to increase product quality and storage period in case of both to be put into cold storage after harvest and to be sell directly without storage. Depend on structural and physiological properties of agricultural products; precooling can be divided into three different methods including air, hydro and vacuum precooling. In this study, precooling methods were discussed in detail in terms of compliance with ornamental plants.

Interactions of Flower Stage, Cultivar, and Shipping Temperature and Duration Affect Pot Rose Performance

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 736-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Chen Cushman ◽  
H. Brent Pemberton ◽  
J. Creighton Miller ◽  
John W. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Leaf Abscission ◽  
Flower Longevity ◽  
Storage Duration ◽  
Full Color ◽  
Floral Longevity ◽  
High Storage Temperature ◽  
Flower Stage ◽  
Flower Quality ◽  
Made In

Simulated shipping (storage) experiments were conducted to determine the effects of shipping temperature and duration on flower longevity and leaf abscission of pot rose Rosa L. `Meijikatar' (= Orange Sunblaze) and `Meirutral' (= Red Sunblaze). In addition, three flower stages (1 = tight bud, calyx not reflexing; 2 = showing color, calyx reflexing, no petals reflexed; 3 = full color, petals beginning to reflex, traditional bud stage) were selected immediately prior to storing plants at 4, 16, or 28 °C for 2, 4, or 6 days. The experiment was conducted during the summer and repeated during the winter. Evaluations were made in an interior environment at 21 °C for both experiments. `Meirutral' exhibited longer poststorage longevity and less leaf abscission than `Meijikatar' in both experiments. Flowers of both cultivars advanced by about one stage during storage at temperatures greater than 4 °C in summer, but developed more slowly in winter. Results from both experiments showed that plants stored at 4 °C had the longest poststorage floral longevity, the best flower quality, and the least leaf abscission, regardless of cultivar, storage duration, or flower stage at the beginning of storage. For plants stored at 16 °C, floral longevity decreased and leaf abscission increased when the duration was longer than 4 days. At 28 °C, flower longevity decreased and leaf abscission increased, especially at durations longer than 2 days. In the winter experiment, there was no leaf abscission on plants placed in the dark at 21 °C and watered during storage treatments lasting up to 6 days. In the summer experiment, the younger the flower, the more it was negatively affected by high storage temperature. Overall, poststorage floral longevity was longer in the summer than the winter experiment.

Effects of different concentrations of sucrose and citric acid on vase life of rose

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pragya Aryal ◽  
Anjila Adhikari ◽  
Rukmangat Pathak ◽  
Rameshwor Pudasaini
Keyword(s):  
Citric Acid ◽  
Technical College ◽  
Flower Senescence ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Cut Flower ◽  
Citric Acid Solution ◽  
Flower Bud ◽  
Flower Quality ◽  
Cut Rose

Vase life is the most important parameter to determine the quality of cut flower, however, due to highly perishable nature is always challenging to vase life. An experiment was conducted at Horticulture Lab, Prithu Technical College, Dangon 2018 in order to find out best concentration of sucrose and citric solution that enhances and prolongs the better flower quality and longevity. Experiment was laid out in completely randomize design (CRD) with nine treatments and three replication. Rose sticks were harvested at flower bud stage and two sticks were kept in each vase solution. 2% sucrose with 15 ppm citric acid solution found longest vase life and this combination has the potential to be used as a commercial cut flower preservative solution to delay flower senescence, enhance post-harvest quality and prolong the vase life of cut rose flowers.

scholarly journals Influence of pulsing and wet cold storage on the vase water microbial profiles and overall quality of cut gladioli

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-494
Author(s):  
Judith Kavulani Chore ◽  
Mariam Mwangi ◽  
Stephen Karori Mbuthia ◽  
Lynet Ongachi Sibiyia
Keyword(s):  
Cold Storage ◽  
Sucrose Solution ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Storage Duration ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Microbial Proliferation

Abstract Occlusion of the stem vasculature by microorganisms that proliferate in the vase water, or the plant vessels, leads to water stress symptoms that reduce postharvest quality of cut flowers. This study aimed to determine the effects of pulsing and wet-cold storage on the microbial profiles in cut Gladiolus grandiflorus L. cv. Fado. Pulsing treatments of 600-ppm 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate plus 5% sucrose solution versus distilled water were administered before wet cold storage periods of 0-5 days in cut Gladiolus, previously grown from corms under open field. A two-by-six factorial experiment embedded in a completely randomized design with four replicates was accomplished. Proc GLM in two-way Anova was adopted, and the means were separated using Tukey’s test at a 5% level of significance. The pulsing treatment of 600 ppm 8-HQS plus 5% sucrose, the wet cold storage duration and their interactive effects significantly (P˂0.0209; ˂0.0001 and ˂0.0001 respectively) affected the means of the colony-forming units in the vase water of cut Gladiolus at senescence. The prolonged vase life of cut gladioli spikes was associated with decreased microbial proliferation as influenced by pulsing and wet storage duration of up to 4 days. Data generated from this study will improve existing technologies related to the quality and market value of this Gladiolus cultivar.

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