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Effect Of Sucrose And Kinetin On The Quality And Vase Life Of Bougainvillea Glabra Var. Elizabeth Angus Bracts At Different Temperature, Amru Bin Nasrulhaq Boyce
Effect Of Sucrose And Kinetin On The Quality And Vase Life Of Bougainvillea Glabra Var. Elizabeth Angus Bracts At Different Temperature, Amru Bin Nasrulhaq Boyce
Amru Bin Nasrulhaq Boyce
A study was conducted to investigate the effects of sucrose and kinetin on the post harvest quality and vase life of Bougainvillea bracts at different storage temperature. Bougainvillea bracts and flower (Bougainvillea glabra) of the same age and size were used in the experiments. Fresh bracts were continuously treated with 200 mg/l sucrose, 200mg/l kinetin and control (water) at 10 degrees C, 20 degrees C and 28 +/- 1 degrees C. It was observed that sucrose treated bracts exhibited the longest vase life compared to the control and kinetin treatments at different temperatures. The higher temperature has promoted water uptake, …