Relationship between electrolyte leakage and vase life of cut 'fire' and 'midori' anthurium flowers

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Author list: Phusap W., Kanlayanarat S., Buanong M.

Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

Publication year: 2013

Volume number: 970

Start page: 213

End page: 216

Number of pages: 4

ISBN: 9789066057357

ISSN: 0567-7572

eISSN: 2406-6168

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84875845485&doi=10.17660%2fActaHortic.2013.970.23&partnerID=40&md5=eb0b9e442610b9b9bf43b397e160b44e

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

The relationship between electrolyte leakage and vase life of cut Anthurium 'Fire' and 'Midori' flowers was investigated. Electrolyte leakage of both cut Anthurium flowers increased during the vase period at 21ฑ2ฐC. The maximum value of electrolyte leakage of both cultivars was 167.342ฑ9. 251%. It was revealed that the rate of electrolyte leakage of 'Fire' flowers was more rapid than in 'Midori' flowers. By means of Least Squares Method, however, its change could be described with the same pattern by one mathematical model. It was found that the change of electrolyte leakage was closely related to the actual vase life of flowers. This model could accurately predict the vase life of cut 'Fire' and 'Midori' Anthurium flowers with coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.974 and 0.995, respectively.

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Anthurium, Electrolyte leakage, Postharvest