Black Sea Journal of Agriculture

Yazarlar: Fisun Gürsel ÇELİKEL

Konular:Mühendislik, Ziraat

Anahtar Kelimeler:Vase life,Ethylene,Cut greens,Temperature,Water uptake,Bud opening,Vase life

Özet: The preharvest growth conditions and cultural treatments determine the crop quality. The high quality of crops obtained in optimum conditions should be maintained by proper postharvest handling and treatments during marketing channels. The most important factor in postharvest quality of cut flowers is temperature. The recent studies showed that temperature play an important role in geotropic bending and growth as well as vase life. The effects of temperature and ethylene on gravitropic bending of cut snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) flowers were investigated. Geotropism is an important problem decreasing the quality of some cut flowers placed horizontal during storage and transport. Ethylene was suggested to play an important role in bud opening of Iris hollandica. Another important factor in maintaining quality of ornamentals after harvest/production is ethylene. The studies on effects of 1-MCP in ornamental plants, a new ethylene inhibitor as alternative to STS has been increasing rapidly. Physiological plugging as a result of wound reaction in xylem of the woody stems of Chamelaucium uncinatum and Acacia holosericea was investigated. Sea transport which is a new economic alternative way in ornamental transport by maintaining flower quality longer is expected to gain more importance in ornamental sector in future. The important factors and postharvest treatments in maintaining the quality of ornamental plants and cut flowers after harvest, by considering the results of recent research and new technology, were given and discussed in this review.

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