Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3834

Full Length Research Paper

Improvement of the vase life of cut gladiolus flowers by essential oils, salicylic acid and silver thiosulfate

Rasul Jalili Marandi1*, Abbas Hassani1, Ali Abdollahi2 and Soyli Hanafi1
1Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, P. O. Box, 5715944931, Iran. 2Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Sistan andBaluchestan University, Saravan, P. O. Box, 9951634145, Iran.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 05 August 2011
  •  Published: 30 September 2011

Abstract

Effects of the application of salicylic acid (SA) (1.5 mMol), ajowan and summer savory essential oils (500 and 1000 ppm), silver thiosulphate (STS) (150 ppm) and combinations of these materials on vase life of cut gladiolus flowers were investigated. Results of this study showed that within all treatments, SA treatment showed the best effect on the fresh weight (%), water uptake (cm3) and vase life of cut flowers. Moreover, it is showed that ajowan oil at 500 ppm concentration had benefit effect on fresh weight (%) and vase life of cut gladiolus and then STS treatment had positive effect on water uptake (cm3) of cut flowers.

 

Key words: Cut gladiolus flower, essential oil, salicylic acid, silver thiosulphate, vase life.

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