Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Heena Netam, Samir Kumar Tamrakar and Deepika Sahu

Abstract:
The present study was carried out to find out the “Study on response of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) varieties for different vase solution to keeping quality and vase life of cut flower” was studied at laboratory of Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur, (C.G) during season 2022-23. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized design (in Factorial arrangement). Under the present experiment, different varieties and vase solution were used. There were seven varieties viz. Arka Abhi (V1), Arka Bahar (V2), Arka Shubha (V3), Punjab Gainda-1 (V4), Calcuttia Gainda (V5), Arka Bhanu (V6), Pusa Basanti (V7) and three vase solutions, i.e. tap (C0) water, Citric acid 100 ppm (C1), Aluminium sulphate 200 ppm (C0) were used in combination of twenty one treatment. The result suggested that the relevant parameters of post-harvest quality of marigold stalk were significantly influenced by different varieties as well as by vase solution. The current study revealed that the among the cultivar; Arka Bhanu (V6) and among the vase solution Citric acid @ 100 ppm (C1) showed minimum physiological weight loss, minimum moisture loss per cent, minimum change in diameter of flower. Maximum solution uptake, maximum transpiration loss, maximum water loss uptake ratio, maximum number of days for deterioration, long vase life and late flower neck bent were also recorded under similar treatment i.e., in Arka Bhanu and Citric acid 100 ppm. The treatment Tap water recorded with maximum physiological weight loss, maximum moisture loss per cent, maximum change in diameter of flower, maximum number of days for deterioration, maximum neck of flower