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Delaying the leaf blackening in cut flowers

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Category: Technological offers
15 Feb 2011

A product based on antioxidants delays the leaf blackening in cut flowers.

 

 

Above, three flowers of the Pink Ice variety eleven days after harvesting: from left to right, flower without treatment; with treatment by sprinkler, and item treated by immersion in the product. Photo: CSIC. Below: Brenda, another protea variety.

Spanish scientists at CSIC have developed and patented a product based on antioxidants that delays the leaf blackening in cut flowers. They have successfully applied the treatment in proteas, a flowering plant from South-Africa and Australia, and have managed to delay the first symptoms of leaf blackening up to 8 days. The postharvest leaf blackening of cutflower in Protea industry supposes a significant limitation to the commercial viability of several protea cut flower products.

Contact:

Vicepresidencia Adjunta
de Transferencia del Conocimiento
CEBAS - CSIC
Yolanda Hernando
Tel. +(34) 968 39 63 56
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R+D CSIC. Unidad de Comunicación. Delegación del CSIC Cataluña. Egipcíaques, 15. 08001 Barcelona. 934 42 65 76 - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.