the vase life of cut flowers and foliage is often shortened by vascular occlusions that constrict vase solution supply. reduction in stem conductivity is typically caused by blockage of cut stem ends and xylem conduits by microbes, physiological plugging, and disruption of water columns in xylem vessels by cavitations and air emboli. cut flower and foliage longevity can be greatly affected by t...

the aim of this research was to improve quality and vase life of cut gladiolus flowers. the investigation was done with the effects of different concentrations of essential oil of thymol and zataria oil (50 and 100 mg l-1) and silver nanoparticles (3 and 5 mg l-1) and 8-hydroxyquinolin sulfate (300 and 400 mg l-1) with sucrose 3%. in addition, distilled water, ethanol 500 mgl-1 and sucrose 3% w...

lisianthus (eustoma grandiflorum cv. ‘mriachii blue’) is one of the most important and marketable cut flowers in the world. however, a relatively limited vase life reduces its marketability. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of essential oils in extending vase life of cut flowers of lisianthus. for this purpose a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized desig...

Sugar beet plants (Beta vulgaris L. cv. F58-554H1) were germinated and cultured under standardized environmental conditions. The effects of K deficiency on photosynthetic and respiratory CO(2) exchange rates of attached leaves were studied under conditions of low Na supply by withholding both Na and K from the culture medium at cut-off (28 days after planting). Potassium and Na concentrations i...

ABSTRACT This experiment was conducted to study the effectiveness of different preservative solutions on vase life and quality angelica cut inflorescences cv. Single. The concentrations citric acid at 100, 200 300 mg L-1, sucrose 3% 4% H2O2 0.1%, 0.2% 0.3% were used as preservatives, while distilled water control. single factor laid out in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replica...