Adverse conditions during pre- and postharvest stages negatively affect the longevity and quality of horticultural crops, which should be considered in marketing management, especially for cut flowers. Methyl jasmonate, well known as a signaling molecule in plant defense responses, could be...

In cut flowers, xylem occlusion or blockage by bacteria negatively affects water balance and postharvest quality. Many studies have used culture-based methods to examine bacterial populations in vase water and their effects on flower longevity. It is still unclear if and how bacterial communities...

The amount of internal anthocyanin in carnation cut flowers may be one of the factors affecting the vase life of colored carnations. Two experiments were conducted to examine the effect of changing the internal anthocyanin concentration in petals and the using of external sucrose on vase life of...

Gladiolus is an important floricultural and nursery crop used for gardening and floral design. The lengthy, linear stems with large, brightly colored flowers make it a long-term favorite of floral designers. Vase life ranges from 6-10+ d, making this crop a mainstay in the floral industry. The...

In order to clarify the appropriate concentration of sodium benzoate suitable for the preservation of cut carnation flowers, 150, 200, 250, 300 mg/L sodium benzoate preservative solution were added to the base vase solution to treatment cut carnation flowers. The morphological and physiological and ...

Rose is an important cut flower crop throughout the world in the floriculture industry. One of the most important problems of cut roses is their short post-harvest vase life, which imposes huge losses for cut plant production and trade in the market. This study aimed to investigate the effects of...

In order to explore the effects of neoagaro-oligosaccharides on preservation of spray cut rose 'Alice', with distilled water and 10 g/ L sucrose as control, added 100 mg/ L neoagaro-oligosaccharides to the preservation solution for processing liquid, the physiological indicators such as the flower...

Cut peonies have limited time during which they can be harvested and commercialized. Interest in extending this period through long-term storage, both in dry and wet conditions, to obtain more profits is constantly growing. Sixty cut peony stems (cv. Alertie) were pulse-treated 24 h after harvest...

The effects of foliar spraying of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and putrescine (Put) on rose cv. Avalanche were investigated. This experiment was conducted in a factorial trial with two factors, including SNP at four levels of 0, 50, 100 and 200 μM and putrescine at four concentrations of 0, 1, 2, and ...

The present investigation was conducted to determine the effects of different bio-stimulants on vegetative growth parameters, floral and tuber yield parameters, and different holding solutions on vase life of Dahlia. Seaweed extract, Humic acid and Panchgavya were sprayed on plants four times at 15 ...