Vase life and rehydration capacity of dry-stored gladiolus flowers at low temperature

ABSTRACT: Normally, it is not recommended the conditioning of gladiolus stems in water during storage or transport. Hydration of petals may accelerate flower opening, even at a low temperature, which compromises quality at marketing moment. However, for this species, neither the effect of prolonged...

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Main Authors: Lucas Cavalcante da Costa, Fernanda Ferreira de Araújo, Mirelle Nayana de Sousa Santos, Paula Cristina Carvalho Lima, Ariana Mota Pereira, Fernando Luiz Finger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000200406&lng=en&tlng=en