Floral Preservatives

Abstract

The vase life or postharvest longevity of cut flowers can be depicted as the prolonged existence of cut flowers in the vase while retain their desirable qualities and it has the great importance in cut flower industry. The postharvest senescence which directs to short vase life of cut flowers has been identified as a major drawback in cut flower marketing and commercialization. A cut flower is a more complex organ with different morphological units i.e., sepals, petals, androecium, gynoecium, stem, and leaves, which are contributing toward their overall appearance. The postharvest senescence of cut flowers occurs due to several interrelated or individual physiological processes which are taking place in the different morphological units of cut flowers.