Influence of Pulsing Treatments on Postharvest Life of Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum Lind) cv. Tropical

Laishram Hemanta; Jungshienla Jamir; M Preema Devi; M Jangyukala

Laishram Hemanta Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland (797 106), India.
Jungshienla Jamir Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland (797 106), India.
M Preema Devi Department of Pomology and Post Harvest Technology, UBKV, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India.
M Jangyukala Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland (797 106), India.

Keywords: Anthurium, pulsing solution, pulsing duration, fresh weight, vase life

Abstract

The present investigation aimed to study the effect of different pulsing solutions
and pulsing durations on the postharvest life of cut Anthurium cv. Tropical. Results revealed
that among the pulsing solutions, maximum water uptake was recorded in P4 (Sucrose 5% +
8-HQC 100 ppm) (11.67 g), water loss (10.56 g), water balance (1.34 g), fresh weight (17.88
g), spathe breadth (8.98 cm), spadix length (4.78 cm) and vase life (20.23 days) while P5
(Sucrose 5% + 8-HQC 200 ppm) recorded maximum stalk elongation (40.48 cm), spathe
length (12.15 cm), spathe breadth (9.17 cm) and vase life (19.67 days). Among the different
pulsing durations, D2 (24 hours) recorded maximum water uptake (7.94 g), water loss (7.22
g), water balance (1.10 g), fresh weight (15.90 g), stalk length (40.38 cm), spadix length (5.18
cm) and vase life (19.78 days) while in D1 (12 hours) the maximum spathe length (12.27 cm)
and spathe breadth (9.20 cm) was recorded.