Chemical Treatments to Improve the Quality of Cut Gypsophila Flowers

Tandler, J.; Mor, Yoram; Spiegelstein, Hanna; Mayak, Shimon

doi:10.17660/actahortic.1986.181.63

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“…nium compounds, such as Physan (Maril Products, Tustin, Calif.) (Van Doorn and Reid, 1992), benzalkonium chloride, or lauryl dimethyl ammonium bromide (Tandler et al, 1986). Adding sucrose to these solutions improved bud opening and further extended vase life of inflorescences (Farnham et al, 1978;Tandler et al, 1986;Van Doorn and Reid, 1992). Presumably, these disinfectants improve the water conductance by preventing bacterial growth (Van Doorn and Perik, 1990;Van Doorn et al, 1991), and sucrose supplies the energy and carbon skeletons required for bud opening.…”

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Sucrose Improves the Postharvest Life of Cut Flowers of a Hybrid Limonium

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1995

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Regardless of their maturity at harvest, the vase life of cut inflorescences of the hybrid Limonium `Fantasia' placed in deionized water was 4 to 5 days. A vase solution containing Physan (a quaternary ammonium disinfectant solution) at 200 μl·liter–1 and 20 g sucrose/liter not only prolonged the longevity of individual florets but also promoted bud opening so that the vase life of cut inflorescences extended to 17 days. Pulse treatment with 100 g sucrose/liter in combination with Physan at 200 μl·liter–1 for 12 hours partially substituted for a continuous supply of sucrose. Including 30 mg gibberellic acid/liter in the vase solution was without benefit.

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Sucrose Improves the Postharvest Life of Cut Flowers of a Hybrid Limonium

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“…The longevity of individual florets was also promoted by using a vase solution containing quaternary ammonium compounds, such as Physan (Maril Products, Tustin, Calif.) [26], benzalkonium chloride, or lauryl dimethyl ammonium bromide [24]. Adding sucrose to these solutions improved bud opening and further extended the vase life of the inflorescences [5,24,26]. In this paper, the benzalkonium chloride and sucrose treatments were more effective for flower opening, improving longevity, and bent stem severity compared with 8-hydroxyquinoline and sucrose.…”

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