MODERN TECHNIQUES

TO IMPROVE THE VASE

LIFE OF ROSES

 Introduction to roses
Importance of roses
Why we need to enhance the
vase life of roses?
Most practiced way to
enhance the vase life of
roses.
Modern techniques to
enhance vase life of cut roses.

1 Conditioning
To restore turgidity
Can be done in dark
De mineralized water+
germicide+ citric acid (pH of
4.5-5)
For roses 500 ppm citric acid in
cold storage at 0-1 degrees
overnight serve the purpose

Conditioning..

2 Pulsing
Performed at a temp of 20-25
degrees at light intensity of 2000
lux.
Sucrose concentration is imp here.
Extend vase life, promote opening
of petals improve size of petals,
increase size of petals.
Suitable for flowers intended for
LDT or Long storage.

 For Rose

Sucrose 4-6%
Sucrose 3%

-12 hours
-18-24

hours
STS 0.5mM

-45

minutes
SADH 500ppm -8 hours
Calcium chloride 1% - 20 hours
Maleic Hydrazide 0.5% -8 hours
Silver Nitrate 1mM -15
minutes
AOA 10mM- 45
minutes

Pulsing.

3 Impregnation
Hi concentration of Silver
nitrate or nickel chloride or
cobalt chloride for 10-15
minutes is used.
Improves the longitivity.
Important while using silver
chloride.
Protect from microbial
blockage.

4 Bud opening

Reduces the sensitivity to extreme

temperature, low humidity and
ethylene, save space during shipment
extend storage period, improve
opening size and color and reduce
damage due to adverse climate in
field.
Low conc of sugar is used for this
purpose.
High dose of sugar damage the flower.
High humidity is needed.

 For Rose
8-HQC(300 ppm)+ sucrose 2%
STS0.2mM+8-HQC(300 ppm)
+sucrose 2%
AgNo3 50 ppm+ 8-HQC(200
ppm)+ sucrose
2% etc are
recommended for bud opening of
rose.

5 Vase solutions
Solution should contain CHOS,
germicides, ethylene inhibitors,
GRS, mineral salts, Organic acids.
CHOS
-Sucrose, Dextrose - 26%
Germicides -8HQS, 8HQC, TBZ etc.
GRS
-BA, IAA,GA3,ABA etc
GRetS
-SADH,CCC etc
GinhiS
-MH

 Mineral salts
-Silver
nitrate, STS, KCL etc
Anti transpirants
-ASA etc
Organic acids
-CA, BA
etc
Ethylene inhibitors -AVG,
MVG, AOA

6 Gamma radiation
Longitivity is variable,
negative, positive.
In rose var Raktagandha
2.5-10 K rad -improved
opening
25-100 K rad -Improved life
of flower.
Rakthagandha>Super
star>Angelique(Vase life)

7 Storage
COLD STORAGE
a)Wet storage
b)Cold Storage
-Temperature are crop specific.
Temperate flowers-0-1
degrees.
Subtropical Flowers-4-7
degree.
Tropical flowers-7-15
degrees.

-For Roses
Dry storage
centigrade.

-0-5.3 degree
-Stored up to

two weeks.
Wet storage - 0.5-3 degrees
centigrade.
-Stored up to
4-5 days.

Wet storage of roses.

 Controlled Atmospheric Storage

- Gas tight cool chambers with
high level of carbon dioxide and
low oxygen is used.
-Carbon dioxide scrubbers.
Oxygen generators are also
used.
-For flowers carbon dioxide
concentration greater than 4%
and not less than 0.4% should be
used.
-For roses carbon dioxide@5-10%,

 Low pressure storage.

-Reduced pressure, low
temperature and cool moist
air are used.
-LPS reduce internal oxygen,
ethylene etc
-40-50mm Hg pressure is used
in flowers.
-In roses vase life is extended
up to 56 days.

8 Packaging
General trend followed in India.
CFB boxes should be used.
For roses stem length should be
30-110 cm.
Standard box size in USA is51 cm
width, 30 cm height, and
102,122,132 cm length.
Some packaging boxes in trade
are 90*43*15 cm, 80*50*23 cm,
120*50*30cm and 120*60*30 cm.

 Vents should be provided on

either sides.
Polythene foil can be used to
wrap.
Ethylene scrubbers should be
used in boxes.

A post harvest unit of

rose..

Roses packed in CFB.

Careful packaging of
roses.

Large scale packaging of

roses

Packing of rose bundles in to

boxes

Cushioning without damage to

buds

Specification of CFB..

CFB BOXES AFTER

PACKING

9 Transportation
For LDT all above said operations
are to be followed.
Insulated trucks with out
refrigeration for short distance
less than 20 hours can be used.
For Long distance more than 2024 hours refrigerated vans
should be used.
Air shipment is quickest method.
Precooling and pulsing is must
for air shipment.

Transport of roses in India.

Transport in refrigerated vans..

Transport in freight

10 Marketing
Flowers transported under ambient
conditions are immediately un
packed and kept in water or
preservatives.
Flowers transported in low
temperature are placed in cold rooms
at 5-10 degrees for 12-24 hours.
Stems are cut in water if needed.
They should be graded.

International flower auction centre

Bangalore..

Roses in IFAC Bangalore.

Flowers kept for local

marketing.

Flowers kept for local

marketing.

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