There is limited information about the postharvest performance and physiology of Mokara orchid cut flowers, which are a special group artificially created trigenetic hybrids Vanda × Arachnis Ascocentrum. Therefore, we first characterized patterns various physiological parameters during vase life five hybrids, differ in their longevity. Then, examined effects ethephon ethylene inhibitors on thes...

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) is one of the most important cut flowers in the world. This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of pre-harvest application of some amino acids and organic acids on enzymatic traits and longevity of carnation flowers (Dianthus caryophyllus cv. Tessino) based on completely randomized design with 13 treatments and three...

One of the most important anthropogenic pollution types in countries with oil production is soil and water contamination by petroleum. Phytoremediation is an emerging green technology for cleaning up polluted soil. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the effect of oil-contaminated soil on Echinacea purpurea with four concentrations of crude oil - contaminated soil: control = 0, 0.5% ...

Many new insecticides today are marketed as having a reduced impact on beneficial insect species. Many of these claims are based upon survival following application to a field or research plot. However, surviving exposure to a pesticide does not necessarily mean that the insect has not been impacted in some way. This research was designed to measure not only the mortality caused by some newer i...

in this study, postharvest characteristics of eight cut rose cultivars (valentine, king pride, prima donna, black baccara, victory, papagayo, royal baccara and yellow island) were investigated in a growth room with temperature of 20 ºc, relative humidity of 50% and light intensity of 10 µmol m-2 s-1 in autumn 2008. among cultivars significant differences were found for all of the attributes eva...

Flower stems of the Heliconiaceae family are gaining more and space in Brazilian market ornamental plants further knowledge about quality, productivity, postharvest management is necessary. The objective present study was to evaluate heliconiaceae cultivated full sun central-west region Brazil terms agronomic traits determine post-harvest durability floral submitted cold storage. Accessions Hel...

Regardless of their maturity at harvest, the vase life of cut inflorescences of the hybrid Limonium ‘Fantasia’ placed in deionized water was 4 to 5 days. A vase solution containing Physan (a quaternary ammonium disinfectant solution) at 200 μl•liter–1 and 20 g sucrose/liter not only prolonged the longevity of individual florets but also promoted bud opening so that the vase life of cut inflores...