2001/01/01 by Juan-Carlos Cevallos, Michael S. Reid
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation #Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies #Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
paper · pdf · doi:10.21273/horttech.11.2.199
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After storage at different temperatures for a simulated transportation period, the vase lives at 20 °C (68 °F) of carnations ( Dianthus caryophyllus `Imperial White'), daffodils ( Narcissus pseudonarcissus `King Alfred'), iris ( Iris hollandica `Telstar'), killian daisies ( Chrysanthemum maximum ), paperwhite narcissus ( Narcissus tazetta `Paperwhite'), roses ( Rosa XtimesX hybrida `Ambiance'), and tulips ( Tulipa gesneriana ) decreased with increasing storage temperature. There were no significant differences between the vase life of flowers stored dry and flowers stored in water when storage temperatures were from 0 to 10 °C (32 to 50 °F). The vase life after wet storage at temperatures of 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) and greater was significantly higher than vase life after dry storage at those temperatures for all the flowers studied. Iris and carnation flowers survived storage at 15 and 20 °C (59 and 68 °F) only when stored in water.