Journal of Ornamental Horticulture

  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 1

Effect of various floral preservatives on post harvest quality of cut Asiatic lilium cv. Novecento

  • Author:
  • S.A. Wani, M.A.A. Siddique, F.U. Khan, Z.A. Qadri, F.A. Khan1, Q.A.H. Dar, S. Ali
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 55 to 58

1Div. of Post harvest Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar-191121, Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)

Division of Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar-191121, Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)

Online published on 22 December, 2011.

Abstract

An experiment was conducted under completely randomized design to study the effect of different holding solutions on post harvest quality of cut Asiatic lilium cv. Novecento. Uniform sized spikes of lilium at first bud colour break stage were harvested and kept in 8 different holding solutions comprised of Su 2%, AS 100 ppm and STS 0.5mM alone and in combinations. Data indicate that holding of spikes in Su 2% plus STS 0.5 mM resulted in greatest water balance (12.61 g/spike) and flower size (15.86 cm) with maximum vase life of 16.93 days as compared with 11.21 days in control.

Keywords

Floral preservative, keeping quality, Lilium, vaselife