Inositol prevents senescence of gladiolus flowers

• Published in: Indian journal of plant physiology Vol. 15; no. 4
• Main Authors: Vikas, V.K, Arora, A, Singh, V.P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.10.2010
• Subjects: ANTIOXIDANTES; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIOXYDANT; AVEJENTAMIENTO; GLADIOLUS; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_14200; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3270; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3882; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_511; INOSITOL; SENESCENCE

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of inositol on the vase life of cut flowers of gladiolus variety Snow Princess. Vase life of gladiolus was increased when treated with inositol (75 mM). Fresh weight, membrane stability index, total soluble protein content and activities of antioxidant...