Effects of some preservative solutions on the vase life of cut rose flowers

摘要

The vase life of cut rose flowers is generally short due to bent neck and wilting. This study was conducted to determine the effects of different concentrations of citric acid (CA) (100, 200, and 300 mg L1), salicylic acid (SA) (100, 200, and 300 mg L1), succinic acid (SUA) (100,300, and 500 mg L1), glycolic acid (GA) (76,152, and 228 mg L1), and benzethonium chloride (BC) (25, 50, and 100 mg L1) on the vase life, relative fresh weight, and water uptake of Rosa hybrida 'Samourai'. Distilled water wasused as the control. The results showed that the vase solutions containing 100 mg L1 of CA (13.27 days), 100 mg L1 of SUA (13.07 days), and 25 mg L1 of BC (13.0 days) significantly increased vase life as compared with the control (8.53 days).