1Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230, Himachal Pradesh
2Department of Postharvest Technology College of Horticulture, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230, Himachal Pradesh
3Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kandaghat, district; Solan.
Cut flowers of rose cv. First Red were pulsed and wrapped in three wrapping materials viz., newspaper, cellophane paper and kraft paper and then stored at 2° C for five durations i.e., 0, 3, 6, 9 or 12 day. The studies reveal that apart from wrapping the flowers in cellophane paper and kept under zero day storage (unwrapped and unstorecd/fresh), the flowers wrapped in cellophane paper and stored for 3 day resulted in increased vase life, volume of solution consumed, flower diameter, retained maximum proteins and reducing sugars and also improved appearance as well as showed minimum weight loss.
Cellophane paper, dry storage, rose, wrapping material
