POSTHARVEST STUDIES ON THE CUT FLOWERS OF DAHLIA (Dahlia hybrida L.): II: EFFECT OF PREVENTING LATEX FLOW, PULSING, AND HOLDING SOLUTIONS ON VASE LIFE AND QUALITY. | ||||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||||
| Article 13, Volume 29, Issue 6, June 2004, Page 3409-3423 PDF (1.88 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2004.238662 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| H. H. Abdel-Kader,; A. A. Hussein; K. M. H. EI-Hindi | ||||
| Veget. and Flor. Dept., Fac. of Agric., MansQura Univ | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The cut flowers of dahlia (Dahlia hybrids L.) Fam. Asteraceae tend to have a very short vase life. which reduces their potential as a commercial cut (lower. Upon cutting from the plant, the flower stem exudes a milky sap (called latex) that plugs the conductive tissues at the cut base of the stem and prevents water uptake causing rapid wilting and reduced vase life of the flower, A comprehensive postharvest study on dahlia cut (lowers was carried out during the two successive seasons of 1995/1996 and 1996/1997, at the Veget. and Flof. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Mansoura Univ. Three stepwise postharvest treatments were used in order to improve the vase life and quality of cui dahlia. The first step included treatments to overcome the latex problem (untreated control, dipping in ethanol, searing over a (lame, and dipping in boiling water). followed by short term pulsing treatments {silver thiosulfate complex (STS), an antibiotic complex. or 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate (8-HQS». In the final step, different components of the flower holding solutions (sucrose, boric acid, citric acid, or cycocel (CCC)} were applied. In part I, the effect of these treatments on water relations and the anatomical structure of the flower stern were studied. In this part (Part II), the effects of these treatments on vase life and quality of the flower were evaluated. Data were collected on reducing sugars contents of the petals, vase life (days), maximum fresh weight gain of the (lower, content of anthocyanin pigment in the petals, and flower opening vetcclty. The results showed that the higher the reducing sugars in the petals, the longer the vase life of the flower Vias observed. Placing the base (5 em) of the stem in ethanol alcohol (95%) for 5 minutes was the best method to prevent latex problem. and that placinq the cut stem in 4 mM silver thiosulfate complex (STS) for 10 minutes was the besl pulsing method. In addition. sucrose 1.5% was the test holding solution. These three treatments resulted in higher reducing sugars content in the petals and longer vase life of cut dahlia than the other comparable treatments. These treatments also resulted in the best quality; measured as maximum fresh weight gain, highest anthocyanin content, and lowest velocity of (lower opening. The combination of ethanol treatment and STS pulsing treatment resulted in better quality than the other combinations between preventing lalex flow and pulsing treatments in all quality measurements. The results also showed that longest vase life of cut dahlia in both seasons (8 days) was achieved by placing the stem of cut dahlia flowers in ethanol (95%) for 5 minutes. fcHowed by 10 minutes pulse in 4 mM silver thiosulfate complex (STS). The final step was placing the cut flower in a holding solution containing 1.5 % sucrose. | ||||
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