Vol. 12, Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Pooja, Balaji S Kulkarni and Sadananda GK

Abstract:
To investigate the impact of different preservatives on postharvest quality attributes in golden rod, a laboratory experiment was carried out at the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru. The experiment focused on investigating the effects of sucrose, citric acid and 8HQS on vase life golden rod flower. The results showed that the maximum water uptake (7.53 g/cut flower) was observed with T₂ (Sucrose 2%+200 ppm 8HQS), which was significantly higher than all other treatments, while the lowest water uptake (6.00 g/cut flower) was observed in the control group (T₉). T₂ (Sucrose 2%+200 ppm 8HQS) also resulted in the highest fresh weight (12.20 g/cut flower), followed by T₃ (Sucrose 2%+200 ppm citric acid), while the lowest fresh weight (8.03 g/cut flower) was recorded in the control group (T₉). In terms of vase life, the cut golden rod flowers treated with T₂ (Sucrose 2%+200 ppm 8HQS) had the longest vase life (10.33 days), whereas the control group had the shortest vase life (7.00 days).