Enhancing the vase life of Cut Rose cv. top secret using sucrose and other chemical preservatives
Enhancing the vase life of Cut Rose cv. top secret using sucrose and other chemical preservatives
An experiment was conducted to find out the best preservative solution for enhancing the vase life of cut rose cv. Top Secret. Nine different combinations of sucrose, Al2SO4, AgNO3 and 8-HQC including control(distilled water) were taken to study the vase life and those were T1: Control,T2: 2%Sucrose +200ppm Al2SO4,T3: 4%Sucrose + 200ppm Al2SO4,T4: 2%Sucrose + 50ppm AgNO3, T5: 4%Sucrose + 50ppm AgNO3,T6: 2%Sucrose + 200ppm Al2SO4 + 300ppm 8- HQC,T7: 4% Sucrose + 200ppm Al2SO4 + 300ppm 8-HQC,T8: 2