The effects of concentrations of various biocides, in a solution containing 0.2 g l citric acid and 10 g l glucose, were tested on cut roses (Rosa hybrida L., ‘Classy’), Alstroemeria pelegrina L. and carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus L.). Compounds were evaluated for their effects on flower life (time to decline in fresh weight), maximum gain in fresh weight, solution uptake from 4 to 6 days, r...

An experiment was conducted in CRD, which two factors were evaluated viz., different wrapping materials and levels of Silver Nano Particles taken to observe the effect shelf life cut rose. Different SNP at 10,20,30, 40 ppm along with such as- Butter paper, LDPE, aluminium foil newspaper as control used refrigerated condition. Present study concluded that roses had longest 30 NS (Nano Silver) BC...

Non-destructive, accurate, user-friendly and low-cost approaches to determining crop leaf area (LA) are a key tool in many agronomic and physiological studies, as well as in current agricultural management. Although there are models that estimate cut rose LA in the literature, they are generally designed for a specific stage of the crop cycle, usually harvest. This study aimed to estimate the L...

International trade involves crossing several organizational boundaries. This revelatory case study follows fresh cut roses’ journey from the growers in Kenya to the retail distribution in Holland and shows relatively high barriers related to the associated activities, information and documents, etc. Our empirical findings reveal the serious limitation that existing inter-organizational system ...

Consumption of cut flowers is going to increase day by day in Pakistan. It is related with the rising living standards, education and electronic media that have promoted this business in recent years. The production and consumption of cut flowers has increased over the past decade and this increase is expected to continue. However, local consumption and demand is yet to be satisfied. Gladiolus ...