Quality Attributes as Influenced by Variety, Desiccant and Positioning for Dried Flower Suitability under Laboratory Conditions

The present study on quality attributes as influenced by variety, desiccant and positioning for dried flower suitability under laboratory condition was carried out with four gerbera varieties viz Sangria, Goliath, Impireal and Rosalin. Flowers were embedded in desiccants and kept different positions under laboratory condition. Among the varieties tried var. Impireal recorded maximum score for color (3.35), texture (3.46), shape (3.42) and over all acceptability (3.54). Whereas interaction effects of varieties and desiccants maximum sensory score (3.98) was obtained by variety Impireal embedded in silica gel, while minimum (2.49) was noticed in variety Goliath embedded in borax.