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Prolonging vase life of cut rose (Rosa hybrida L. cv. red pearl) through chemical preservatives
Pavana Khan (a), S. Shahrin (b), T. Taufique (b), H. Mehraj (c) and A. F. M. Jamal Uddin (b)
a Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal 624 101, Tamil Nadu, India
b Dept. of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
c The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarami, Matsumaya, Ehime 790-8556, Japan
Volume 05, Issue 01, August 2015, pp. 10-15
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.050115.49
Pavana Khan (a), S. Shahrin (b), T. Taufique (b), H. Mehraj (c) and A. F. M. Jamal Uddin (b)
a Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal 624 101, Tamil Nadu, India
b Dept. of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
c The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarami, Matsumaya, Ehime 790-8556, Japan
Volume 05, Issue 01, August 2015, pp. 10-15
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.050115.49
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ABSTRACT
An experiment was conducted to find out the preservative solution for extending the vase life of cut rose (Red pearl cultivar). Ten chemical preservative solutions were used for vase life analysis and these were T0: Tap water (Control); T1: Sugar (50-ppm); T2: Citric Acid (50-ppm); T3: Salicylic Acid (50-ppm); T4: Chitosan (50-ppm); T5: Silvar Thiosulphate (50-ppm); T6: Sugar + Citric Acid (50-ppm); T7: Sugar + Salicylic Acid (50-ppm); T8: Sugar + Chitosan (50-ppm) and T9: Sugar + Silvar Thiosulphate (50-ppm). From the experiment, maximum stem diameter (4.60 mm), period for first petal spreading (6.1 days), petal water content (65.4%) and vase life (15.7 days) was found from T7. On the other hand, minimum flower head diameter (31.8 mm), petal discoloration score (1.5) and flower freshness score (3.0) were also found from T7. Combined application of sugar and salicylic acid was the best among the chemicals used for extending vase life of cut rose cv. Red pearl.
Key words: Rose, chemical preservatives and vase life
An experiment was conducted to find out the preservative solution for extending the vase life of cut rose (Red pearl cultivar). Ten chemical preservative solutions were used for vase life analysis and these were T0: Tap water (Control); T1: Sugar (50-ppm); T2: Citric Acid (50-ppm); T3: Salicylic Acid (50-ppm); T4: Chitosan (50-ppm); T5: Silvar Thiosulphate (50-ppm); T6: Sugar + Citric Acid (50-ppm); T7: Sugar + Salicylic Acid (50-ppm); T8: Sugar + Chitosan (50-ppm) and T9: Sugar + Silvar Thiosulphate (50-ppm). From the experiment, maximum stem diameter (4.60 mm), period for first petal spreading (6.1 days), petal water content (65.4%) and vase life (15.7 days) was found from T7. On the other hand, minimum flower head diameter (31.8 mm), petal discoloration score (1.5) and flower freshness score (3.0) were also found from T7. Combined application of sugar and salicylic acid was the best among the chemicals used for extending vase life of cut rose cv. Red pearl.
Key words: Rose, chemical preservatives and vase life
Please cite this article as:
Khan, P., Shahrin, S., Taufique, T., Mehraj, H. & Jamal Uddin, A. F. M. (2015). Prolonging vase life of cut rose (Rosa hybrida L. cv. Red Pearl) through chemical preservatives. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 05(01): 10-15.
Khan, P., Shahrin, S., Taufique, T., Mehraj, H. & Jamal Uddin, A. F. M. (2015). Prolonging vase life of cut rose (Rosa hybrida L. cv. Red Pearl) through chemical preservatives. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 05(01): 10-15.
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