The vase life of two rose cultivars and the effects of different floral preservatives

Abstract

The research was carried out in the horticulture department's laboratory at the Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh during 1st to 10th August, 2023. The major goal of this study was to use several preservation solutions to extend the vase life of two cut rose cultivars. In the postgraduate lab of the department of horticulture, the two-factor experiment was set up using a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. There were two cultivars: V1=Lincoln (red color) and V2= Brighton (yellow color), and five preservatives solutions were used to keep these blooms fresh viz., T0= water (control), T1= lemon juice solution (5%), T2= CaCl2 solution (0.05%), T3= aspirin solution (0.03%), and T4= sugar solution (5%). The rose flowers were collected at half blooming stage from the landscaping section of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Studies showed that there was a substantial difference between rose varieties in the parameters under study. Lincoln performed the highest total solution uptake(25.66ml) and maximum vase life (10 days) and gave lowest number of opened petals, number of dried petals, weight loss percent compared to Brighton. There was significant variation among the treatment effects in respect of number of opened petals, number of dried petals, weight loss (%), total solution uptake(ml) and vase life. With all the parameters, it was observed that treatment of sugar solution (5%) performance was the best among all the treatments. Lincoln gave the highest vase life when treated with 5% sugar solution.