Role of Botanicals and Essential Oils in Enhancing the Vase Life of Flowers
Nivethaa PJ.*
Dept. of Vegetable Sciences, College of Horticulture (University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences), Mudigree, Chickmangalore, Karnataka (577 132), India
Sidhdharth G.
Dept. of Vegetable Sciences, Horticultural College and Research Institute (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University), Periyakulam, Kamatchipuram, Tamil Nadu (625 604), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Botanicals, Ecofriendly, Essential Oils, Vaselife
Abstract
Vase life of cut flowers is limited by some factors such as senescence, weight loss and decay of microorganisms. Vase life can be doubled by the judicious use of floral preservatives in the vase solutions. Botanicals and essential oils contain more amounts of growth regulators like auxin, cytokinin, gibberellin and also sugars which are very much useful to increase the vase life of flower. Botanicals are eco-friendly and slowdown the ethylene production and essential oils extracted from plants has antimicrobial action thereby reduce spoilage by microbes.
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