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The 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) short-term treatment at room temperature enhances flower quality of cut Eustoma grandiflorum [Raf.] Shinn.

Article number
1404_24
Pages
169 – 176
Language
English
Abstract
Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum [Raf.] Shinn) is one of the popular commercial cut flowers in the globe.
Not only in the top rank of export flowers in Taiwan, the demand for lisianthus in the domestic floral market also climbs up in recent years.
Commercial floral preservative during transport is a common treatment to improve lisianthus’s postharvest quality.
Though transporting flowers from the field to local markets is relatively short (within a day) compared to export transportation, it also implies that the floral preservative treatment for hours might not enhance the flower quality effectively to the consumers, especially in summer.
Furthermore, the duration of transportation and storage might also accumulate ethylene which accelerates flower senescence.
Therefore, the effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment on Eustoma grandiflorum were investigated.
The cultivars were ‘Carmen Violet’ and ‘Croma White’. The concentration of 1-MCP was 900 ppb m‑3, and treatment time was 0, 4, 8, and 12 h at 25°C room temperature.
Then, the lisianthus cut flowers were placed into a vase solution with diluted bleach after treatments.
The 4 and 8 h 1-MCP treatment promoted mature bud opening 3 days earlier and increased the bud opening diameter by more than 25% in ‘Croma White’ but had slight improvement on ‘Carmen Violet’. The 12 h-treatment even reduced the bud opening diameter of ‘Carmen Violet’. The 1-MCP significantly extended the opened flower longevity by 27 and 39% in ‘Carmen Violet’ and ‘Croma White’, respectively.
However, 1-MCP had little effect on both cultivars’ fresh weight maintenance, leaf longevity, and vase life.
Applying 1-MCP for 4 to 8 h would be a convenient add-on strategy adapted into current postharvest handling logistics to enhance flower quality and slow the flower senescence.

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Authors
Y.H. Chen
Keywords
cut flowers, bud opening, flower longevity, shipment
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