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A retrospective study of vase life determinants for cut Acacia holosericea foliage

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Mohdrafdi, H. H., Joyce, D. C., Lisle, A., Li, X., Irving, D. E. and Gupta, M. (2014) A retrospective study of vase life determinants for cut Acacia holosericea foliage. Scientia Horticulturae, 180 . pp. 254-261. ISSN 0304-4238

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2014.10.020

Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030442381400569X

Abstract

Short and variable vase life of cut Acacia holosericea foliage stems limits its commercial potential. Retrospective evaluation of factors affecting the vase life of this cut foliage line was assessed using primary data collected from 30 individual experiments. These data had been collected by four different researchers over 17 months, from late Summer to mid Winter across two consecutive years. Vase life data of cut A. holosericea stems held in deionised water (DIW) was analysed for general vase life variation and to define the most influential factor affecting vase life of the cut stems. Meanwhile, vase life of cut stems exposed to various chemical and physical postharvest treatments was analysed using meta-analysis to evaluate their efficacy in prolonging vase life of the stems. The overall mean vase life (±standard deviation) of cut A. holosericea stems was 6.4 ± 1.2 days (n = 30 trials). Longer vase life of ≥7 days was obtained from cut stems harvested at vegetative and flowering stage, which was between Summer and Autumn. Cut stems harvested at fruiting stage, between Winter and Spring displayed shorter vase life of ≤5.5 days. Mixed model analysis indicated that vase life variation of the cut stems was mostly determined by season (P < 0.001). In averaged, postharvest treatments increased vase life 1.4-fold compared to stems in DIW, with 68.32% had a large positive treatment effect size (d). Among the treatments, nano silver (NS) and copper (Cu2+) were the most beneficial to vase life. Retrospective analysis was found to be beneficial for identifying conditions and targeting practices to maximise the vase life of cut A. holosericea and, potentially for other species.

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Horticulture and Forestry Science
Keywords:Harvest time Maturity Meta-analysis Operator effect Postharvest treatment
Subjects:Plant culture > Flowers and flower culture. Ornamental plants > Care and preparation of cut flowers and ornamental plants for market
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