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dc.contributor.authorNg Hooi Koon-
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-22T01:55:33Z-
dc.date.available2018-11-22T01:55:33Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10498-
dc.description.abstractChrysanthemum is very sensitive to high temperature which will shorten its vase life by lowering carbohydrate concentration. Improper concentration of preservative solutions and present of bacteria in tab water also can cause wilting of chrysanthemum, and also failure of the flowers to fully open. The present investigation was therefore carried out to study the effect of cold water, sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and glucose on chrysanthemum cut flowers vase life and their freshness under ambient temperature (25 ° C ± 1 ° C). Chrysanthemum cut flowers were kept in tab water, cold water (4 ° C ± 1 ° C), 0.5% NaOCl, 1.0% NaOCl, 5.0% NaOCl, 5.0% glucose, 10.0% glucose and 15.0% glucose to test their effect on vase life and freshness of flowers. Data were collected from physical measurements in several categories; namely, diameter, blooming rate and vase life. The vase life of flower was considered terminated when more than 50% of the open flowers had wilted. All the treatments had positive effect on the flower's diameter and blooming rate. Cold water {4 ° C ± 1 ° C) gave maximum vase life of chrysanthemum cut flowers up to around 26 days as compared to control water which was around 19 days. Besides, cold water ( 4 ° C ± 1 ° C) also work best in keeping chrysanthemum cut flowers look fresh for vase display and the flower blooms.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Malaysia Terengganuen_US
dc.subjectNg Hooi Koonen_US
dc.subjectLP 15 FASM 2 2009en_US
dc.titleThe effect of sodium hypochlorite, glucose and cold water treatment on the vase life of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) cut floweren_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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