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Production and postproduction studies with potted sunflowers.

Author(s) : PALLEZ L. C., DOLE J. M., WHIPKER B. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) has potential as a potted flowering plant due to short crop time, ease of propagation and attractive flowers. Storing potted sunflowers at 5 °C for 1 week did not reduce postproduction life, which was 11 to 12 days; however, 2 weeks of cold storage resulted in foliar damage. Three cultivars were found to be most suitable for pot production, 'Elf', 'Pacino' and 'Teddy Bear', with one or three plants per 6-inch pot and sprayed with 8000 ppm daminozide (B-Nine), or drenched with paclobutrazol (Bonzi) at a concentration of 2 mg/pot.

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  • Original title: Production and postproduction studies with potted sunflowers.
  • Record ID : 2004-0257
  • Languages: English
  • Source: HortTechnology - vol. 12 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 2002

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