The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower

Chrysanthemum is very sensitive to high temperature which will shorten its vase life by lowering carbohydrate concentration. Improper concentration of preservative solutions and present of bacteria in tab water also can cause wilting of chrysanthemum, and also failure of the flowers to fully open....

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spelling my.umt.ir-2842014-12-31T03:02:43Z The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower Ng, Hooi Koon LP15 FASM2 2009 Sodium Hypochlorite Glucose Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower Chrysanthemum is very sensitive to high temperature which will shorten its vase life by lowering carbohydrate concentration. Improper concentration of preservative solutions and present of bacteria in tab water also can cause wilting of chrysanthemum, and also failure of the flowers to fully open. The present investigation was therefore carried out to study the effect of cold water, sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and glucose on chrysanthemum cut flowers vase life and their freshness under ambient temperature (25°C ± 1°C). Chrysanthemum cut flowers were kept in tab water, cold water (4°C ± 1°C), 0.5% NaOCl, 1.0% NaOCl, 5.0% NaOCl, 5.0% glucose, 10.0% glucose and 15.0% glucose to test their effect on vase life and freshness of flowers. Data were collected from physical measurements in several categories; namely, diameter, blooming rate and vase life. The vase life of flower was considered terminated when more than 50% of the open flowers had wilted. All the treatments had positive effect on the flower’s diameter and blooming rate. Cold water (4°C ± 1°C) gave maximum vase life of chrysanthemum cut flowers up to around 26 days as compared to control water which was around 19 days. Besides, cold water (4°C ± 1°C) also work best in keeping chrysanthemum cut flowers look fresh for vase display and the flower blooms. 2010-08-30T02:32:08Z 2010-08-30T02:32:08Z 2009 Other http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/284 en application/pdf application/pdf FASM, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
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Sodium Hypochlorite
Glucose
Cold Water
Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
spellingShingle LP15 FASM2 2009
Sodium Hypochlorite
Glucose
Cold Water
Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
Ng, Hooi Koon
The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
description Chrysanthemum is very sensitive to high temperature which will shorten its vase life by lowering carbohydrate concentration. Improper concentration of preservative solutions and present of bacteria in tab water also can cause wilting of chrysanthemum, and also failure of the flowers to fully open. The present investigation was therefore carried out to study the effect of cold water, sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and glucose on chrysanthemum cut flowers vase life and their freshness under ambient temperature (25°C ± 1°C). Chrysanthemum cut flowers were kept in tab water, cold water (4°C ± 1°C), 0.5% NaOCl, 1.0% NaOCl, 5.0% NaOCl, 5.0% glucose, 10.0% glucose and 15.0% glucose to test their effect on vase life and freshness of flowers. Data were collected from physical measurements in several categories; namely, diameter, blooming rate and vase life. The vase life of flower was considered terminated when more than 50% of the open flowers had wilted. All the treatments had positive effect on the flower’s diameter and blooming rate. Cold water (4°C ± 1°C) gave maximum vase life of chrysanthemum cut flowers up to around 26 days as compared to control water which was around 19 days. Besides, cold water (4°C ± 1°C) also work best in keeping chrysanthemum cut flowers look fresh for vase display and the flower blooms.
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author Ng, Hooi Koon
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title The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
title_short The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
title_full The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
title_fullStr The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
title_full_unstemmed The Effect Of Sodium Hypochlorite, Glucose And Cold Water Treatment On The Vase Life Of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Cut Flower
title_sort effect of sodium hypochlorite, glucose and cold water treatment on the vase life of chrysanthemum (chrysanthemum morifolium) cut flower
publisher FASM, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
publishDate 2010
url http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/284
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