Effect of various wrapping materials and storage durations on post harvest life of asiatic hybrid lily cv. ‘apeldoorn’.

The investigation entitled “Effect of various wrapping materials and storage durations on post harvest life of Asiatic hybrid lily cv. ‘Apeldoorn’, was carried out In the year 2007. During the study the experiment on wrapping material and duration was laid out In factorial completely randomized design (CRD), with 20 treatments replicated thrice. Wrapping of cut stems in butter paper, cellophane sheet aad polyethylene sheet were found equally effective in improving the quality and extending the vase life of this cultivar. The wrapping material showed outstanding results for all parameters evaluated in the experiment. Storage of wrapped cut stem under a temperature of 4°C upto 6 days did not affect the quality and vase life of cut stems.