STORAGE OF CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS: PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.

Author(s) : NOWAK J., GOSZCZYNSKA D. M., RUDNICKI R. M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN RESEARCH AND IN THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF COLD STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION METHODS FOR CUT FLOWERS, CUTTINGS, SEEDLINGS, POTTED PLANTS, BULBS AND CORMS, AND ORNAMENTAL NURSERY PLANTS ARE REVIEWED. SEVERAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF STORED MATERIALS, SUCH AS THE STAGE OF PLANT DEVELOPMENT, TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, ETHYLENE, PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION METHODS ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY.

Details

Original title: STORAGE OF CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS: PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.
Record ID : 1992-1197
Languages: English
Source: Postharvest News Inf. - vol. 2 - n. 4
Publication date: 1991/08
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Themes: Packaging;
Seeds and plants
Keywords: Ornamental plant; Flower bulb; Refrigerated transport; Chilling; Relative humidity; Horticulture; Seed; Cut flower; Ethylene; Packaging; Storage life