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Reduction of foliage discoloration and extending vase life of chrysanthemum (Dandranthema × Grandiflora) with different floral preservatives

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Title Reduction of foliage discoloration and extending vase life of chrysanthemum (Dandranthema × Grandiflora) with different floral preservatives
 
Creator JAIN, RITU
JANAKIRAM, T
SINGH, KANWAR PAL
KUMAWAT, G L
 
Subject Chrysanthemum, Cut flowers, Floral preservatives, Foliage discoloration, Thai Chen Queen, Vase life
 
Description Different floral preservative treatments consisting of citric acid, aluminium sulphate, sucrose and their combination were used to reduce the foliage discoloration and enhance the vase life of chrysanthemum (Dandranthema × grandiflora Ramat.) cv Thai Chen Queen. The experiment was conducted at the Division of Floriculture and Landscaping, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi during 2012-13. Experiment was laid out in completely randomized block design with five treatment combinations and each treatment was replicated thrice. It was observed that all the preservative treatments significantly reduced foliage discoloration and increased the vase life over control (distilled water). The preservative solution containing 150ppm citric acid+500ppm aluminium sulphate+2% sucrose resulted in maximum vase life (25.41 days), maximum carotenoid content with zero wilting and leaf yellowing and reduced leaf browning.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2014-10-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/44209
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 84, No 10 (2014)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/44209/19471
 
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