Borage leaf extract improves the vase life of cut gladiolus flowers by delaying the senescence process and reducing water stress

F Zulfiqar, A Moosa, A Ferrante, A Darras… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Quality of cut flowers is always associated to vase life at the consumer. In previous studies,
novel preservative postharvest treatments have been tested to prolong vase life and …

Ascorbic acid increases cut flower longevity of sword lily by regulating oxidative stress and reducing microbial load

F Zulfiqar, AA AL-Huqail, SMS Alghanem… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2024 - Springer
The longevity of cut flowers is associated with various physio-biochemical traits. To extend
vase life (VL) of cut flowers, a wide range of chemical-based preservatives solutions have …

Peppermint essential oil enhances the vase life of Dendrobium orchids

M Teerarak, K Pilasombut, C Laosinwattana - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
To extend the vase life of cut flowers, there is now a trend of using plant essential oils in
place of synthetic chemicals, as they are fully biodegradable, more eco-friendly, and safer …

How Sage and Rosemary Essential Oils Regulate Postharvest Senescence and Extend the Vase Life of Cut Gladiolus Spikes

MM Moussa, RM Mazrou, FAS Hassan - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
The production of cut flowers has substantial economic potential, and therefore, extending
their lifespan has been the main focus of several floriculture researchers. Despite the …

“Elegy of blossoms”: Decrypting the dynamics of petal senescence in Ranunculus asiaticus L.

AU Haq, WW Tantray, S Farooq, ML Lone… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Petal senescence represents a crucial phase in the developmental continuum of flowers,
ensuing tissue differentiation and petal maturation, yet anteceding seed formation and …

“Whispers of withering”: Decoding biochemical and molecular switches orchestrating flower senescence in Consolida ajacis (L.) Schur

AU Haq, WW Tantray, S Farooq, ML Lone, F Altaf… - Plant Physiology …, 2024 - Springer
Petal senescence is an intrinsic facet of the floral development, encompassing induction of
ethylene production, upregulation of PCD-related genes and recycling of nutrients …