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A model of the effects of temperature and time on the acceptability of potted plants stored in darkness.

Author(s) : TIJSKENS L. M. M., SLOOF M., WILKINSON E. C., DOORN W. G. van

Type of article: Article

Summary

The effects of six storage periods (1-21 days) and six constant temperatures (5-30 deg C) were assessed in experiments on the acceptability of twenty economically important potted plants (such as Azalea indica, Begonia x hybrida, Dendranthema grandiflora, Cyclamen persicum, Dieffenbachia "Marianne", Dracaena fragrans, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Ficus benjamina, Saint-paulia ionantha, and Yucca aloifolia). The apparent rate of decrease in their percentage of acceptable plants in time was therefore described as a sum of two separate reaction rates, both dependent on temperature according to Arrhenius' law.

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  • Original title: A model of the effects of temperature and time on the acceptability of potted plants stored in darkness.
  • Record ID : 1997-2182
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Postharvest Biol. Technol. - vol. 8 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1996/09

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