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Aloe vera and STS solution on microbial population and vase life of Heliconia cut flowers
Ornamental Horticulture, 2021 The use of several solutions as floral preservatives in extending the vase life of cut flowers has been an all-time research objective to meet the demands of florists and buyers.
Adekemi Olubukola Shokalu +6 more
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Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2017 Sandalwood was origin to the south-eastern islands of Indonesia, but is recently occured as new land-races in Gunung Sewu, Java island. All of land-races consisted of three floral variants (MK, refers to “merah kecil”; MB, “merah besar”; and KB, “kuning ...
Yeni Widyana Nurcahyani Cahyaningrum +3 more
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Ornamental Horticulture, 2021 In the floriculture industry, postharvest senescence is one of the glaring challenges restricting the marketability of cut flowers. Hence, maintaining good quality of cut flowers and extending flower longevity are considered to be the most crucial ...
Sumira Farooq +5 more
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Impatiens walleriana: perspectivas para el mejoramiento genético
Ciencia y Agricultura, 2022 Impatiens walleriana is a plant of the Balsaminaceae family with high ornamental value. It presents very attractive flowers, which can be found in different shapes and colors, due to which, it is part of many gardens worldwide.
Andrés Zúniga Orozco +2 more
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Is Floral Longevity Influenced by Reproductive Costs and Pollination Success in Cohniella ascendens (Orchidaceae)? [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2007 Although studies have shown that pollen addition and/or removal decreases floral longevity, less attention has been paid to the relationship between reproductive costs and floral longevity. In addition, the influence of reproductive costs on floral longevity responses to pollen addition and/or removal has not yet been evaluated.
Luis, Abdala-Roberts +2 more
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NECTAR PRODUCTION IN SEVERAL Campanula SPECIES (CAMPANULACEAE)
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2018 The flowering, nectar production and sugar content were examined in 2012–2013 seasons for three Campanula species (C. persicifolia L., C. glomerata L., C. trachelium L.). The flowers of all studied Campanula spp. are distinctly protandrous; most of them
Monika Strzałkowska-Abramek +5 more
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Non-structural carbohydrate metabolism and postharvest conservation of gerbera flowers
Ornamental Horticulture, 2017 The species Gerbera jamesonii Adlam has great economic importance in the ornamental sector, due to exuberance of floral stems. However, florists face some challenges such as postharvest handling and difficulty of conservation.
Ana Maria Oliveira Souza Alves +4 more
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Horticulturae, 2022 The potential of using pre-stress NaCl or CaCl2 applications to confer a cross-tolerance to a water deficit was evaluated in periwinkle. The plants initially received five applications of NaCl (0, 30 and 50 mM), or CaCl2 (15 and 25 mM) via irrigation ...
Nahid Zomorrodi +5 more
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International Journal of Plant Sciences, 2022 Premise of research. Plants could respond to declines in pollination services by delaying floral senescence and thus increasing floral longevity. While a plastic increase in longevity could augment seed production by prolonging the opportunity for pollination, it could also reduce seed production if resources are allocated to floral maintenance rather ...
Foster, Olyvia, Caruso, Christina M.
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2016 Haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.) is a temperate fruiting shrub grown commercially in northern regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Haskap is self-incompatible and requires insect pollinators in order to set fruit; however, very little is currently ...
Sandra Danae Frier +2 more
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