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Postharvest investigations into chlorophyll fluorescence and low temperature injury in cut roses (Rosa hybrida L.) [PDF]

, 2005
This is one of the first studies on the relationship between pre-harvest environmental conditions found in the Mediterranean and postharvest characteristics of cut roses (Rosa hybrida L. ).
Pompodakis, Nektarios E.
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Exploitation of Bioactive Constituents of Olive Leaves, Grape Pomace, Olive Mills Waste Water and their Application in Phytoprotection [PDF]

, 2009
Pure plants extracts or/and essential oils show antifungal and antibacterial activity against a wide range of fungi and bacteria. Recently there has been increasing interest in the effects of natural compounds against important plant pathogens (fungi ...
Mavrakis, Titos Nikolaou
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Investigation of Stomata in Cut ‘Master’ Carnations: Organographic Distribution, Morphology, and Contribution to Water Loss

HortScience, 2020
Leaf stomata are the main channels for water loss of plants including cut flowers. In this study, we investigated the organographic distribution, morphological characteristics, light–dark response, and water loss contribution of stomata in cut carnations
Xiaohui Lin , Hongbo Li , Shenggen He , Zhenpei Pang , Shuqin Lin , Hongmei Li   +5 more
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Nanobubbles in vase water inhibit transpiration and prolong the vase life of cut chrysanthemum flowers

Plant-Environment Interactions, 2023
Nanobubble (NB) water has been shown to promote the growth of several types of plants and animals, but the mechanism underlying this promoting effect remains unclear.
Rie Nakazawa, Akito Tanaka, Naoki Hata, Hisato Minagawa, Emiko Harada   +4 more
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Senescence of cut leaves of Zantedeschia aethiopica and Z. elliottiana. Part III. The reducing sugars content

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2004
Cut leaves of Zantedeschia aethiopica and Z. elliottiana are widely used as the florists’green. Over the years we studied the parameters related to postharvest quality of leaves in the two above species.
Ewa Skutnik, Julita Rabiza-Świder, Mariusz Wachowicz, Alexandra J. Łukaszewska   +3 more
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Senescence o cut leaves of Zantedeschia aethiopica and Z. elliottiana. Part II. Free amino acids accumulation in relation to soluble protein content

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2004
Proteolysis and free amino acid accumulation occur during leaf senescence. As senescence is under control of plant hormones leaves of Zantedeschia aethiopica Spr.
Julita Rabiza-Świder, Ewa Skutnik, Mariusz Wachowicz, Aleksandra Łukaszewska   +3 more
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Biodiversity within Melissa officinalis: Variability of Bioactive Compounds in a Cultivated Collection

Molecules, 2018
Phytochemical characters were evaluated in a five-year-old lemon balm collection consisting of 15 and 13 subspecies officinalis and altissima accessions, respectively. Stems were lower in essential oil than leaves.
Remigius Chizzola, Ulrike Lohwasser, Chlodwig Franz   +2 more
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The Role of Water Relations and Oxidative Stress in the Vase Life Response to Prolonged Storage: A Case Study in Chrysanthemum

Agriculture, 2022
Long storage periods have been associated with decreased vase life. In this study, the processes underlying the vase life response to prolonged storage were investigated, along with the potential of light reflectance profiles to estimate storage duration.
Dimitrios Fanourakis, Vassilis M. Papadakis, Evangelos Psyllakis, Vasileios A. Tzanakakis, Panayiotis A. Nektarios   +4 more
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EFFECT OF CUT TYPE AND SOME PRESERVATIVE SOLUTIONS ON THE VASE LIFE OF CUT FLOWERS OF SOME CHRYSANTHEMUM (Chrysanthemum morifolium) CULTIVARS. [PDF]

Journal of Plant Production, 2000
This investigation was performed under the green house and Lab. conditions of Exp. Res. And Training, King Faisal Univ. to study the effect of some cut types and preservative solutions on the vase life of four chrysanthemum cultivars (Anemon, Pompon ...
M. Ali,
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The Effect of the Height of Coppicing and Harvest Season on the Yield and Quality of the Essential Oil of Kunzea ambigua

Plants, 2022
Kunzea ambigua is a small shrub belonging to the Myrtaceae family and the leaves are steam-distilled to produce a therapeutically active essential oil.
Chanjoo Park, Sandra M. Garland, Dugald C. Close   +2 more
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