A research on cold storage of Alstroemeria cv. "Ostara" cut flowers.

Author(s) : MENGUC A., ZENCIRKIRAN M.

Summary

Pretreatment with sucrose + 4 millimole silver thiosulfate increased vase life and decreased weight loss and respiration rate. With pretreatment, vase life following dry storage at 0 deg C for 10 or 20 days was greater than that of flowers not dry stored.

Details

  • Original title: A research on cold storage of Alstroemeria cv. "Ostara" cut flowers.
  • Record ID : 1998-3660
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1996/08/04
  • Source: Source: Proc. int. Symp. hortic. Econ., New Brunswick, NJ/Acta Hortic.
    n. 429; 591-596; 11 ref.