Effect of Different Solutions of Preservation of Cut Gladiolus
Abstract
The aim of the research was to screen out the suitable fresh-keeping agent for fresh cut flowers of Gladiolus hybridus. Cut flowers of Gladiolus occupy a major share in floriculture industry. For a viable cut flower business it is very important to maintain high quality of the produce. The qualitative and quantitative post harvest losses of gladiolus can be reduced by adopting improved technologies like harvesting at proper stage, use of floral preservatives and bud opening solution, pulsing, precooking, improved storage techniques such as low temperature storage, proper packaging methods etc (Yoram et al., 1981). The effects of 6 pretreatment on the freshness index of cut Gladinlous showerd an increased of the Gladiolus vase life (Reid and Award 1980). Gladiolus flowers were obtained from freshly cut in the morning from experimental collection of USAMV Cluj, department of Floriculture and kept at 5oC until were nutritive solutions treated later in the same day. 8 cultivars of G. hybridus (‘Corula’, ‘Priscilla’, ‘Candida Ali’, ‘Cipriana’, ‘Nova Lux’, ‘White Prosperity’, ‘Peter Pears’ and ‘Jester’) were treated with the next four solutions: Flower Food, Spring, Native and sucrose 3% + citric acid 0,015% to determine the best solution for preservation and the vase life of cut flowers.
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