Elham Danaie; Younes Mostofi; Pejman Moradi; Reza Azizi nejad
Volume 13, Issue 1 , August 2011, , Pages 21-29
Abstract
The effect of gibberelic acid (GA3) and ethanol on the postharvest quality and vase life of gerbera cut flowers was investigated. Freshly cut flower stems of gerbera cultivar ‘Good timing’, were put in vases containing zero, 50, 100, 150, 200 or 300 mgL-1 GA3 for 48 hr and then held in vases ...
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The effect of gibberelic acid (GA3) and ethanol on the postharvest quality and vase life of gerbera cut flowers was investigated. Freshly cut flower stems of gerbera cultivar ‘Good timing’, were put in vases containing zero, 50, 100, 150, 200 or 300 mgL-1 GA3 for 48 hr and then held in vases containing 2.5 percent ethanol and three percent sucrose in two methods. In the first method, the vase solutions were not replaced but in the second method, the vase solutions replaced and refreshed when solution uptake was measured. The vase was placed in chambers at 25°C and relative humidity about 70 percent with 14 hr photoperiod that was maintained using fluorescent lamps (light intensity of 15 µmolm-2s-1). Data were recorded for vase life, fresh weight, solution uptake, membrane stability, total soluble solid over time and analyzed statistically. Results revealed that GA3 with 50 mgL-1 was the most effective treatments for vase life, fresh weight, solution uptake, membrane stability and total soluble solid of gerbera cut flowers. Also results show that application of ethanol in second method (refreshing) was better than application in the first method as constant vase solution.
Kazem Arzani; Hassan Khoshghalb; Mohamad Jafar Malakouti; Mohsen Barzegar
Volume 12, Issue 2 , November 2010, , Pages 1-9
Abstract
The effect of Ca, Zn and B foliar application (five g l-1) and their mixed applications as well as two harvest dates (1st and 15st of August) on PPO activity of two commercial Asian pears (‘KS’9 and ‘KS’13) fruits at the time of harvest and during storage were investigated. Results ...
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The effect of Ca, Zn and B foliar application (five g l-1) and their mixed applications as well as two harvest dates (1st and 15st of August) on PPO activity of two commercial Asian pears (‘KS’9 and ‘KS’13) fruits at the time of harvest and during storage were investigated. Results showed that the PPO activity increased from harvest time to three months after storage and then decreased. During storage, PPO showed lower activity in the fruits harvested from foliar sprayed trees compared with nonsprayed trees for both harvest dates and in both cultivars. In the first harvest date (1st of August), PPO activity of foliar sprayed treatments were 256 (control), 212 (Ca), 163 (Zn), 171 (B) and 112 (Ca + Zn + B) for ‘KS’9 and 286 (control), 240 (Ca), 184 (Zn), 193 (B) and 136 unit activity min-1 per 100g-1 FW (Ca + Zn + B) for ‘KS’13. In the early harvested fruits (1st of August), the amount of PPO showed lower activity than the late harvested fruit during five months storage in two studied cultivars. Hence, it is concluded that Ca, Zn and B applications and earlier fruit harvest could affected to decrease in the enzymatic browning disorder and increase the storage longivity of fruits.