Effect of Vase Solution on Value Addition and Vase-life of Tinted Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Prajwal

Flower craft is one of the most flourish and dynamic enterprises in today’s world. Tinting or artificial colouring of tuberose may be a potential value addition venture. Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) is a popular cut flower having white coloured fragrant blooms. Postharvest losses in many cut a...

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Main Authors: Sweta Kumari, Prahlad Deb
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Language:English
Published: Puspa Publishing House 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal of Economic Plants
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Online Access:https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJEP/article/view/4555
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description Flower craft is one of the most flourish and dynamic enterprises in today’s world. Tinting or artificial colouring of tuberose may be a potential value addition venture. Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) is a popular cut flower having white coloured fragrant blooms. Postharvest losses in many cut are estimated to be as high as 40% in the absence of floral preservatives. Blockage of vascular bundles due to microorganism proliferation is one of the reasons for cut flower postharvest losses. Therefore in this experiment effect of different biocides on kind and proliferation of microbes in vasesolution of tinted tuberose were studied. In present experiment five different food dyes were used as tinting agent likes Blue, Apple green, Lemon yellow, Orange red and Rose pink at a concentration of 1%. Therefore an inspection was carried out to study theeffect of different biocides (Calcium hypochlorite solution of 750 ppm, Sodium hypochlorite solution of 750 ppm, Benzyl adenine 450 ppm and Naphthalene acetic acid 250 ppm) on value addition and vase-life of tinted tuberose cv.Prajwal. In which flowers remained maximum fresh with higher vase-life in Lemon yellow followed by Rose pink and Apple green. Results suggest thatamong all chemicals Calcium hypochlorite (750 ppm) was best followed by Sodium hypochlorite (750 ppm), Benzyl adenine (450 ppm) and Naphthalene acetic acid (250 ppm).
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spelling doaj-art-e187b77c55974558bfc977c259d77e7f2024-12-14T08:32:41ZengPuspa Publishing HouseInternational Journal of Economic Plants2349-47352018-08-015Aug, 3Effect of Vase Solution on Value Addition and Vase-life of Tinted Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. PrajwalSweta Kumari0Prahlad Deb1Dept. of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal (741 252), IndiaDept. of Horticulture & Post-Harvest Technology instead Sriniketan, West Bengal (731 235), India Flower craft is one of the most flourish and dynamic enterprises in today’s world. Tinting or artificial colouring of tuberose may be a potential value addition venture. Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) is a popular cut flower having white coloured fragrant blooms. Postharvest losses in many cut are estimated to be as high as 40% in the absence of floral preservatives. Blockage of vascular bundles due to microorganism proliferation is one of the reasons for cut flower postharvest losses. Therefore in this experiment effect of different biocides on kind and proliferation of microbes in vasesolution of tinted tuberose were studied. In present experiment five different food dyes were used as tinting agent likes Blue, Apple green, Lemon yellow, Orange red and Rose pink at a concentration of 1%. Therefore an inspection was carried out to study theeffect of different biocides (Calcium hypochlorite solution of 750 ppm, Sodium hypochlorite solution of 750 ppm, Benzyl adenine 450 ppm and Naphthalene acetic acid 250 ppm) on value addition and vase-life of tinted tuberose cv.Prajwal. In which flowers remained maximum fresh with higher vase-life in Lemon yellow followed by Rose pink and Apple green. Results suggest thatamong all chemicals Calcium hypochlorite (750 ppm) was best followed by Sodium hypochlorite (750 ppm), Benzyl adenine (450 ppm) and Naphthalene acetic acid (250 ppm). https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJEP/article/view/4555Biocide, microbial proliferation, vase solution
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Effect of Vase Solution on Value Addition and Vase-life of Tinted Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Prajwal
International Journal of Economic Plants
Biocide, microbial proliferation, vase solution
title Effect of Vase Solution on Value Addition and Vase-life of Tinted Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Prajwal
title_full Effect of Vase Solution on Value Addition and Vase-life of Tinted Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Prajwal
title_fullStr Effect of Vase Solution on Value Addition and Vase-life of Tinted Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Prajwal
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Vase Solution on Value Addition and Vase-life of Tinted Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Prajwal
title_short Effect of Vase Solution on Value Addition and Vase-life of Tinted Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Prajwal
title_sort effect of vase solution on value addition and vase life of tinted tuberose polianthes tuberosa l cv prajwal
topic Biocide, microbial proliferation, vase solution
url https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJEP/article/view/4555
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