Effects of adenosine triphosphate on the vase life of cut carnation flowers
L. Song A B , H. Liu A B , X. Su A B , Y. You A B and Y. Jiang A CA South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou LeYiJu 510650, The People’s Republic of China.
B Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, The People’s Republic of China.
C Corresponding author. Email: ymjiang@scib.ac.cn
Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46(1) 137-139 https://doi.org/10.1071/EA05011
Submitted: 17 January 2005 Accepted: 23 May 2005 Published: 9 February 2006
Abstract
The addition of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to vase solutions at a concentration of 0.01−0.50 mmol/L markedly extended the vase life of cut carnation flowers at 25°C and 80−90% relative humidity. The most beneficial effect on vase life was observed at 0.1 mmol/L ATP, with a 28% extension over non-ATP-treated flowers. Furthermore, the addition of ATP at 0.1 mmol/L increased flower size by 12% by the end of the vase-holding period and significantly extended the time to maximum flower expansion by 1.7 days, compared with non-ATP-treated flowers held in distilled water. Our data suggest that exogenous ATP supply is an effective method to extend the vase life of cut carnation flowers.
Additional keywords: energy, extension, handling, post-harvest.
Acknowledgment
The authors thank Dr Andrew Macnish for his assistance in the review of this manuscript.
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