Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIII, Issue 1
Written by Diana VÂȘCĂ-ZAMFIR, Gabriela NEAȚĂ, Cristian Mihai POMOHACI, Manuela MANDA
The decorative value of the cut flowers is defined primarily by the quality of vase life. The main features that make up this concept are the lifetime of the vase, the size and the evolution of the flowers and the maintenance of the flower color. These characteristics are decisively influenced by the use of preservative solutions. In this article, there was studied the influence of different types of solutions on flower freshness. For this, the stems were picked from a number of 4 varieties of Freesia hybrida from local commercial crops, such as: Soleil (yellow flowers), Fairy bell (red flowers), Excellent (white flowers) and Blue Nile (purple flowers), the flowers being entirely fresh and the length of the rods being 50 cm. They were distributed in vases containing different preservative solutions and placed under room conditions. The statistical analysis of data, using SPSS Base v.25, indicated that the duration of maintaining the freshness of the flowers can be influenced by both the variety used and the solution used.
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