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- Title
Effect of Plant Biostimulants on Vase Life of Gladiolus grandiflora L. cv. "White Prosperity".
- Authors
Akram, Ahsan; Asghar, Muhammad Adeel; Younis, Adnan; Ayyub, Chaudhary Muhammad; Ahmad, Saeed; Akbar, Ahmed Faiz; Shafiqe, Muhammad; Farooq, Amjad; Khan, Nasir Ahmad; Mushtaq, Muhammad Zaighum
- Abstract
Gladiolus is one of the most cultivated cut flowers globally, but its short vase life reduces its marketability. The researchers find a lot of chemicals that enhance the vase life of this cut flower. In the current investigation, natural (organic) products are used to check their effects on the vase life of gladiolus. Lemon juice has concentrations of 10 ml L-1, 30 ml L-1, 50 ml L-1 concentration, and Moringa leaf extract with concentrations of 10 ml L-1, 30 ml L-1, and 50 ml L-1 along with 2 and 3% of sucrose. The experiment was arranged according to Complete Randomized Design (CRD) with ten plants per replication of each treatment. The present study was comprised of 6 treatments with three replications. The collected data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA techniques, using Statistix 8.1 analytical software. The comparison of treatment means was done using the Least Significant Difference (LSD) test at a 5 % probability level. Results indicated that using 30 ml L-1 lemon juice + 2% sucrose increased the vase life by 24.53 days, solution uptake by 78 ml, maximum of 4.2 number of florets were open during the period of basal flower senescence, while-4.83 g weight gained by this treatment. Minimum ion leakage %, the maximum number of days for basal flower senescence, and an average life of florets were greater in T1 when 10 ml L-1 lemon juice + 3 % sucrose was used.
- Subjects
LEMON juice; GLADIOLUS; VASES; CUT flowers; WEIGHT gain; SUCROSE
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Life & Social Sciences, 2021, Vol 19, Issue 2, p46
- ISSN
1727-4915
- Publication type
Article