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- IC Journal ID: 7725
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Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)
Effect of chemicals as pre-drying treatments on production of quality dry flowers in carnation
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S Sindhuja, T Padmalatha and ALN Prasad
S Sindhuja, T Padmalatha and ALN Prasad
Abstract:
An investigation at the College of Horticulture, Hyderabad, explored the impact of seven pre-drying chemical treatments on carnation flowers (cv. Harvey) quality. These treatments were applied in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four replications. The pretreated flowers were placed in a mixture of borax and silica gel (1:1, v/v) and dried in a hot air oven at 55 ± 1 °C.
An investigation at the College of Horticulture, Hyderabad, explored the impact of seven pre-drying chemical treatments on carnation flowers (cv. Harvey) quality. These treatments were applied in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four replications. The pretreated flowers were placed in a mixture of borax and silica gel (1:1, v/v) and dried in a hot air oven at 55 ± 1 °C.
The results revealed no significant differences in dry flower weight, dry flower diameter, percent moisture loss, and drying time among the carnation samples. However, the highest scores for color (3.17), shape (2.67), texture (3.25), brittleness (3.42), overall acceptability (3.70), and total carotenoid content (80.72 µg/g) were achieved with the pre-drying treatment of magnesium chloride (10%) for 5 hours. In contrast, the lowest scores were obtained with sodium bisulphite (2%) for 30 minutes. Distilled water for 30 minutes scored the lowest for brittleness (1.57), while sodium bisulphite (2%) for 30 minutes yielded a score of 1.77.
Overall, drying the pretreated flowers (MgCl2 10% for 5 hours) in a hot air oven at 55 ± 1°C using a borax + silica gel (1:1, v/v) mixture as the embedding medium resulted in higher-quality dehydrated carnation flowers.
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How to cite this article:
S Sindhuja, T Padmalatha, ALN Prasad. Effect of chemicals as pre-drying treatments on production of quality dry flowers in carnation. Pharma Innovation 2023;12(10):864-867.
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- E-ISSN Number: 2277-7695
- P-ISSN Number: 2349-8242
- CODEN Code: PIHNBQ
- ZDB-Number: 2663038-2
- IC Journal ID: 7725
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