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Hastes florais de helicônia sob deficiência de macronutrientes Flower stems postharvest characteristics of heliconia under macronutrients deficiency

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2007
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar características pós-colheita da primeira haste floral de plantas de Heliconia psittacorum x H. spathocircinata Aristeguieta, cultivar Golden Torch, sob deficiência de macronutrientes.
Ana Cecília Ribeiro de Castro, Vivian Loges, Andreza Santos da Costa, Mario Felipe Arruda de Castro, Fernando Antônio Souza de Aragão, Lilia Gomes Willadino   +5 more
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Promotion of Floral Longevity by the Ovary in Carnation Flowers

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1987
Abstract Cut carnation ( Dianthus caryophyllus L.) flowers held in sucrose have a substantially longer vase life than flowers held in water. Excision of the gynoecium does not affect the longevity of flowers in water; however, gynoecia excision did reduce flower longevity ...
John N. Sacalis, Jong Suk Lee
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Sit-and-wait pollination in the spring flowering woodland plant, Trillium grandiflorum

Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2011
In animal-pollinated plants, reproductive success is commonly limited by pollen availability, which can occur in environments where pollinator activity is scarce or variable. Extended floral longevity to maximize a plant’s access to pollinators may be an
Emily S. Darling, Spencer C.H. Barrett
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Potted rose cultivars with paclobutrazol drench applications

Ciência Rural, 2018
: Growth retardants, such as paclobutrazol, reduce plant height, and thus enable commercialization of larger ornamental plants in pots. The aim of this research was to evaluate the size, yield and flower quality of two rose cultivars as a function of ...
Maristela Pereira Carvalho-Zanão, Luiz Antônio Zanão Júnior, José Antonio Saraiva Grossi, Natalia Pereira   +3 more
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A new brood-pollination mutualism between Stellera chamaejasme and flower thrips Frankliniella intonsa

BMC Plant Biology, 2021
Background Brood pollination mutualism is a special type of plant-pollinator interaction in which adult insects pollinate plants, and the plants provide breeding sites for the insects as a reward. To manifest such a mutualism between Stellera chamaejasme
Bo Zhang, Shu-Fan Sun, Wang-Long Luo, Jia-Xin Li, Qiang-En Fang, De-Gang Zhang, Gui-Xin Hu   +6 more
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Vase life of cut Lilium pumilum inflorescences with salicylic acid

Ornamental Horticulture, 2018
The demand for flowers and ornamental plants has significantly increased in recent years. However, in most cases, the production of such species is accompanied by inappropriate postharvest handling, which is responsible for significant losses of ...
Mirelle Nayana Santos, Márcia Martins Tolentino, Ana Maria Mapeli   +2 more
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Extreme Drought Affects Visitation and Seed Set in a Plant Species in the Central Chilean Andes Heavily Dependent on Hummingbird Pollination

Plants, 2020
Rising temperatures and increasing drought in Mediterranean-type climate areas are expected to affect plant–pollinator interactions, especially in plant species with specialised pollination.
Mary T. K. Arroyo, Valeria Robles, Ítalo Tamburrino, Jaime Martínez-Harms, René D. Garreaud, Paola Jara-Arancio, Patricio Pliscoff, Ana Copier, Jonás Arenas, Joaquín Keymer, Kiara Castro   +10 more
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Do Eco-Friendly Floral Preservative Solutions Prolong Vase Life Better than Chemical Solutions?

Horticulturae, 2021
Cut flowers have become an export income in the global floriculture market. They have multiple uses, such as for home beautification, in ceremonies (including weddings and funerals), and as symbols of love, appreciation, respect, etc., in humane society.
Toan Khac Nguyen, Jin Hee Lim
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Nectar secretion and pollen production in protandrous flowers of Campanula patula L. (Campanulaceae)

Acta Agrobotanica, 2018
Nectar secretion was noted both in the male and female floral phases of the protandrous flowers of Campanula patula (Campanulaceae). Female-biased sugar accumulation was evidenced and plasticity in the duration of sexual phases observed.
Bożena Denisow, Monika Strzałkowska-Abramek, Małgorzata Wrzesień   +2 more
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Understanding the dynamics of flower development during postharvest in Ornithogalum saundersiae Baker: anthochron and floral stem longevity

Ornamental Horticulture
Among cut flowers, Ornithogalum saundersiae is relatively new in the Brazilian flower market and little is known about the dynamics of flower development and longevity of its floral stems during postharvest.
Nereu Augusto Streck, Marizane Lied Simon, Moara Eliza Siqueira Fernandes, Gabriella Henrique Brandão, Lilian Osmari Uhlmann, Laís Leite Barreto, Tauane Henker, Luana Gabriele Oliveira da Silva   +7 more
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