Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Ravneet Singh and Dr. Jujhar Singh

Abstract:
The research on “Effect of different vase solutions on vase life of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) var. Orange Classic was conducted in Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib during the educational year 2022-2023 inside the laboratory of Department of Agriculture, to determine the best vase solution for vase life of gerbera. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications comprising of seven treatment combinations. The treatments for Gerbera. T₁: Control (Tap water), T₂: Distilled water, T₃: Distilled water + 4% Sucrose, T₄: 200 ppm Salicylic acid, T₅: 200 ppm citric acid, T₆: 200 ppm Salicylic acid + 4% Sucrose, T₇: 200 ppm citric acid + 4% Sucrose. It was concluded that in case of vase life, non-significant difference was found among Gerbera treatments. Treatment T₆ i.e. 200 ppm Salicylic acid + 4% Sucrose was found best vase solution for increasing vase life of gerbera cut flower which was found at par with treatment T₇: 200 ppm citric acid + 4% Sucrose.