Influence of Pulsing Treatments on Postharvest Life of Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum Lind) cv. Tropical

Abstract

The present investigation aimed to study the effect of different pulsing solutions and pulsing durations on the postharvest life of cut Anthurium cv. Tropical. Results revealed that among the pulsing solutions, maximum water uptake was recorded in P4 (Sucrose 5% + 8-HQC 100 ppm) (11.67 g), water loss (10.56 g), water balance (1.34 g), fresh weight (17.88 g), spathe breadth (8.98 cm), spadix length (4.78 cm) and vase life (20.23 days) while P5 (Sucrose 5% + 8-HQC 200 ppm) recorded maximum stalk elongation (40.48 cm), spathe length (12.15 cm), spathe breadth (9.17 cm) and vase life (19.67 days). Among the different pulsing durations, D2 (24 hours) recorded maximum water uptake (7.94 g), water loss (7.22 g), water balance (1.10 g), fresh weight (15.90 g), stalk length (40.38 cm), spadix length (5.18 cm) and vase life (19.78 days) while in D1 (12 hours) the maximum spathe length (12.27 cm) and spathe breadth (9.20 cm) was recorded.