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Plant growth regulators improved cutting induced physio-biochemical responses to postponement senescence in chrysanthemum

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Title Plant growth regulators improved cutting induced physio-biochemical responses to postponement senescence in chrysanthemum
 
Creator Kaur, Gurpreet
Jhanji, Shalini
 
Subject Benzyl adenine
Flower longevity
Flower senescence
Post-harvest quality
Salicylic acid
Thidiazuron
Vase life
 
Description 450-462
The marketability of cut flowers relies on its postharvest longevity, making it crucial to develop technologies that can
extend its vase life. The vase life in chrysanthemum is dependent upon floret senescence and leaf yellowing. In view of
extending the vase life, the present study elucidates the implication of plant growth regulators viz. benzyl adenine (BA),
thidiazuron (TDZ) and salicylic acid (SA) on postharvest performance and flower longevity of chrysanthemum stems. The
harvested stems were treated with various concentrations viz. BA and SA at 50,100,150 and 200 μM and TDZ at 5,10,15
and 20 μM. Treatments containing 10 μM TDZ and 100 μM BA were most effective in improving the longevity (23.35 and
20.32 days respectively) of cut chrysanthemum stems. However, TDZ outplayed BA followed by SA extends the flower
longevity through the maintenance of higher physiological and biochemical characteristics. Cluster analysis inferred that the
treatments of 50 and100 μM BA and 5 and10 μM TDZ were found to be efficient in delaying floret senescence (24.01 days)
and leaf yellowing (20.54 days) in cut chrysanthemum stems. Postharvest longevity exhibited a positive correlation with
antioxidant activities, total soluble sugars and proteins, while it showed a negative correlation with anthocyanin and
carotenoid contents. The results have demonstrated that use of growth regulators such as benzyl adenine, thidiazuron and
salicylic acid may preserve the quality of cut chrysanthemum stems and delay their senescence.
 
Date 2023-06-02T05:11:17Z
2023-06-02T05:11:17Z
2023-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/61977
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijeb.v61i06.1942
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJEB Vol.61(06) [June 2023]