Comparative Study of Different Preservative Solutions for Extending Flower Quality and Market Acceptability of Rosa hybrida Cv. Freedom
Muhammad Ahsan1*, Aneela Ramzan1, Muhammad Nafees1, Adnan Younis2, Muhammad Amin1, Gulzar Akhtar3, Khansa Saleem1 and Azka Sabeeh1
1Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 2Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; 3Department of Horticulture, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Muhammad Ahsan, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan; Email: ahsan.horti@iub.edu.pk
Figure 1:
Comparative impact of different preservative solutions on (A) flower fresh weight (g), (B) flower head diameter (mm), (C) flower freshness, (D) flower color score, (E) petal discoloration scale and (F) market acceptability of Rosa hybrida cv. Freedom.
Different letters (A-E) exhibit significant difference among means at P < 0.05. Each mean consists of 12 samples Vertical bars shows the standard error of the experiment.