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Effect of refrigeration on post-harvest flowers

Effect of refrigeration on post-harvest flowers

Authors :
Caio Marcio GuimarĂ£es Santos
Reinaldo de Alencar Paes
Paula Nepomuceno Costa
Luiza Maria de Sousa Fernandez
Nelson Geraldo de Oliveira
Damiana Cleuma de Medeiros
Flavio Paulino da Silva
Marcos Ribeiro da Silva Vieira
Arthur Allan
Source :
African Journal of Biotechnology; Vol 11, No 67 (2012); 13065-13068
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Academic Journals, 2012.

Abstract

Cut flowers have a very limited life after they have been cut off from the mother plant, as survival on their own reserves is generally low due to the special morphological and physiological characteristics of their tissues. The use of refrigeration for storage of flower cuttings is very important because it reduces water loss, senescence, infections caused by bacteria and fungi, thus extending the shelf-life of flowers during the storage period. Therefore, the aim of the present work is to show differences between requirements of various species of flowers during refrigerated storage. Keywords: Cooling, post-harvest, conservation, flowers, cold injury

Details

ISSN :
16845315
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d2631ff81a917cd46e31b63402e32b14
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5897/ajb12.840