2007 Volume 6 Issue 2 Pages 289-294
To clarify suitable transport conditions of cut gypsophila flowers, effects of temperature (10 and 20°C), time (24, 48 and 72 h) and two types of transports (dry- and wet-transport) on vase life were investigated. In wet transport at 20°C for 72 h, fresh weight and rate of open florets increased during the transport, but wilted florets were not observed. In contrast, in dry transport, fresh weight decreased by 10% during the transport at 10°C for 24 h, indicating that the freshness of flowers deteriorated after transport. The vase life of cut flowers was influenced by transport temperature and time. The vase life of flowers was shorter with raising the temperature as well as increasing time of transport. The vase life of flowers in dry transport tended to be shorter than that in wet transport when transport temperature and time were the same. In particular, vase life was markedly shortened by dry transport at 20°C for more than 48 h. The results obtained in this study clearly showed that wet transport was better than dry transport for the vase life of cut gypsophila flowers. In particular, the vase life of flowers wet-transported was not shortened compared with those that were dry-transported when transport temperature was 20°C.
