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Effect of Chemicals on Keeping Quality and Vase Life of Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) 'Eskimo'

Wednesday, August 5, 2015: 9:15 AM
Waterbury (Sheraton Hotel New Orleans)
Qurrat ul Ain Farooq , University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Misha Arshad , University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Mailk Abid Mehmood , Directorate of Floriculture Research, Lahore, Pakistan
This experiment was carried out to check the effect of different concentrations of sucrose (2%, 4%, 6%), CuSo4 (200, 300, 400 ppm) and GA3 (25, 50, 75 ppm) and combinations of sucrose and GA3 (2% + 25 ppm), (4% + 50 ppm), and (6% + 75 ppm) on the carnation cut flower. Visual symptoms of flower senescence, changes in weight (g) of flower was observed and recorded by using weight balance. The experiment was laid out according to CRD (complete randomized design) with three replications using the Statistix software. According to which the CuSo4 300 ppm and 75% GA3 showed the best results among all the treatments.
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