Carnation is an important traded crop in many countries. Postharvest senescence is a major limitation to the marketing of many species of cut flowers and considerable effort has been devoted to developing postharvest treatments to extend the marketing period. The split-plot experiment was executed based on two factors randomized complete block design with three replications to examine the effec...

When viewing the Rubin face-vase illusion, our conscious perception spontaneously alternates between the face and the vase; this illusion has been widely used to explore bistable perception. Previous functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have studied the neural mechanisms underlying bistable perception through univariate and multivariate pattern analyses; however, no studies have...

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of K/Ca ratios of nutrient solution on physiological traits, cut flower vase life and postharvest changes of rose. The main experiment was factorial based on completely randomized design with two cvs. of rose (Magic Red and Capitol), five K/Ca ratios in the nutrient solution (4:4, 6:4, 6:3, 8:3, 10:2) and three replications. Increasing the ...

respiration is one of the important factors to be considered in a determination of the quality of cut flowers during their postharvest preservation period. modified atmospheric packaging (map) is an effective way of reducing respiration rate along with increasing vase life while the quality of cut flowers also well maintained. this research was conducted on the basis of a factorial experiment, ...

the aim of this research was to improve postharvest quality and vase life of tuberose cut flowers. treatments in this experiment included: distilled water, 3% ethanol and 5% sucrose as control, thyme oil in 3 levels (50, 75 and 100 mg/l), accel in 3 level (25, 50 and 75 mg/l) and for some of flowers pulsing with 5% sucrose in first 24 hours then puting cut flowers treated with sucrose in thyme ...

Herbaceous peony is a potential material for cut flowers, but its short vase life seriously affects the development of herbaceous flowers industry. In this study, polyphenols were applied to extend and results indicated that 8% mass concentration increased superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT) activities; soluble protein content flowers; effectively reduced malondialdehyd...

This research was conducted to investigate the effects of peppermint (Mentha piperita) essence treatment (2000 mg L-1) and cola soft drink treatment separately and in combination with each other on the vase life and some physiological characteristics of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) cut flowers with factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design with 3 replications. Distilled water used ...

Zinnia elegans, an annual flowering plant of the genus Zinnia, is one of the best known zinnias. Present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different growing media on the growth and flowering of Zinnia elegans. Seven different growth media including coconut compost, silt, soil loam, leaf manure, (leaf manure + silt; 2:1), (coconut compost + soil loam; 1:1) and (leaf...

Present experiment was carried out to check the effect of different concentrations of sucrose (2, 4, 6%), GA 3 (25, 50, 75 ppm) and combination of sucrose and CuSO4 (2% + 200, 4% + 300, 6% + 400 ppm), sucrose and GA 3 (2% + 25 ppm), (4%+50 ppm), (6%+75 ppm) on keeping quality and vase life of carnation cv. ‘Eskimo’. Some postharvest characteristics such as vase life, total soluble solids (TSS),...