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Chemical preservatives for increasing shelf life of gerbera
Pavana Khan (a), H. Mehraj (b), T. Taufique (c), I. H. Shiam (c) and A. F. M. Jamal Uddin (c)
a Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal 624 101, Tamil Nadu, India
b The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Ehime 790-8566, Japan
c Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Volume 05, Issue 01, August 2015, pp. 30-36
http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.050115.52
Pavana Khan (a), H. Mehraj (b), T. Taufique (c), I. H. Shiam (c) and A. F. M. Jamal Uddin (c)
a Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal 624 101, Tamil Nadu, India
b The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Ehime 790-8566, Japan
c Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Volume 05, Issue 01, August 2015, pp. 30-36
http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.050115.52
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ABSTRACT
Preservative solutions, viz. 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) were used as vase solution to increase post-harvest life of gerbera. Minimum score for petal discoloration (1.6) and flower freshness (3.8) was found from T9. Stem bending (13.7 days), petal discoloration (10.5 days) and petal shriveling (13.3 days) were also found to be delay in T9 treatment. Maximum stem diameter (7.2 mm), solution uptake (72.7 ml), petal water content (72.7%) and vase life (13.3 days) was found from T9 followed by T6. Sugar + Silvar Thiosulphate and Sugar + Citric Acid can lead to extend longevity of cut gerbera by reducing the fungal infection also by increasing solution uptake and supplementing carbohydrate.
Key words: Gerbera jamesonii, citric acid, salicylic acid, chitosan, silvar thiosulphate and vase life
Preservative solutions, viz. 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) were used as vase solution to increase post-harvest life of gerbera. Minimum score for petal discoloration (1.6) and flower freshness (3.8) was found from T9. Stem bending (13.7 days), petal discoloration (10.5 days) and petal shriveling (13.3 days) were also found to be delay in T9 treatment. Maximum stem diameter (7.2 mm), solution uptake (72.7 ml), petal water content (72.7%) and vase life (13.3 days) was found from T9 followed by T6. Sugar + Silvar Thiosulphate and Sugar + Citric Acid can lead to extend longevity of cut gerbera by reducing the fungal infection also by increasing solution uptake and supplementing carbohydrate.
Key words: Gerbera jamesonii, citric acid, salicylic acid, chitosan, silvar thiosulphate and vase life
Please cite this article as:
Khan, P., Mehraj, H., Taufique, T., Shiam, I. H. & Jamal Uddin, A. F. M. (2015). Chemical preservatives for increasing shelf life of gerbera. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 05 (01): 30-36.
Khan, P., Mehraj, H., Taufique, T., Shiam, I. H. & Jamal Uddin, A. F. M. (2015). Chemical preservatives for increasing shelf life of gerbera. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 05 (01): 30-36.
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