Improving the Keeping Quality of Nephrolepis exaltata, I. Branches after Cutting
Abdel-Kafie, O., El-Saka, M., Helaly, A., El-Batrawy, H. (2022). Improving the Keeping Quality of Nephrolepis exaltata, I. Branches after Cutting. EKB Journal Management System, 13(6), 189-194. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2022.142540.1124
Omaima M. Abdel-Kafie; Magda M. El-Saka; A. A. Helaly; Hanan S. A. El-Batrawy. "Improving the Keeping Quality of Nephrolepis exaltata, I. Branches after Cutting". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 6, 2022, 189-194. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2022.142540.1124
Abdel-Kafie, O., El-Saka, M., Helaly, A., El-Batrawy, H. (2022). 'Improving the Keeping Quality of Nephrolepis exaltata, I. Branches after Cutting', EKB Journal Management System, 13(6), pp. 189-194. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2022.142540.1124
Abdel-Kafie, O., El-Saka, M., Helaly, A., El-Batrawy, H. Improving the Keeping Quality of Nephrolepis exaltata, I. Branches after Cutting. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 13(6): 189-194. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2022.142540.1124

Improving the Keeping Quality of Nephrolepis exaltata, I. Branches after Cutting

Journal of Plant Production
Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 6, June 2022, Page 189-194  XML PDF (545.96 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2022.142540.1124
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Authors
Omaima M. Abdel-Kafie* 1; Magda M. El-Saka2; A. A. Helaly1; Hanan S. A. El-Batrawy1
1Floriculture and Vegetables Dept, Faculty Agric., Mansoura Univ.
2Horticulture Research Institute, Agric. Research Center, Giza.
Abstract
A laboratory experiment was conducted to study the effect of Nano-silver, benzyl adenine, chitosan and glycerol as chemical preservative solutions on enhancing properties of Nephrolepis exaltata vegetative branches. Nine individual applications (Nano-silver at 15 and 20 mg/L, benzyl adenine 10 and 20mg/L, chitosan 0.5 and 1.0 g/L as well as  glycerol 1.0 and 2.0 cm/L) and control. Moreover adding sucrose at 5.0 gm/L + citric acid 150 mg/L + 0.5 ml of Tween 20 to all treatments mentioned above. At the end of the experiments there were some trends cleared as the maximum shelf-life period presented with glycerol at 2.0 cm/L, in both seasons. Nano-Silver at 15.0 mg/L treatment gave the higher water uptake percentage, while benzyl adenine at 10.0 mg/L was the pioneer in water loss, even Nano-silver at 15mg/L had the highest water balance. Chlorophyll a (mg/g) after 5 days was highest with Nano-silver at 15 mg/L, but got highest with Nano-silver at 20mg/L after ten days. Chlorophyll b (mg/g) after five days was maximum with glycerol at 1.0cm/L, but chitosan at 0.5gm/L got highest with Nano-silver at 20mg/L after ten days. Glycerol at 2.0cm/L was the highest percentage in the day matter after five days. Chitosan at 1.0gm/L was the maximum percentage in the day matter after ten days. Total sugar was the pioneer in Nano silver at 20mg/L after five and ten days. However, chitosan at 0.5gm/L gave the maximum microbial growth after five and ten days.
Keywords
Nephrolepis exaltata; Nano-silver; benzyl adenine; chitosan and glycerol
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