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Effects of Salicylic Acid and Sucrose on Vase Life of Cut Antigonon
leptopus Inflorescence
Haidar Hariri Bin Abu Seman
Supervisor: Dr. Husni Hayati Binti Mohd Rafdi
Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Postharvest Technology)
School of Food Science and Technology
Pink Antigonon leptopus (A. leptopus) has potential to be commercialized as cut flower
for flower arrangement. In order to understand the cut inflorescence vase life, vase
solution treatments containing Artificial Tap Water as control, salicyclic acid (SA) at
100, 200, 300 mg/L and combination of 100, 200, 300 mg/L SA with 2% sucrose were
conducted. Parameter observed were vase life, relative fresh weight (RFW), vase
solution uptake (VSU), flower drops (FD), flower colour, relative water content (RWC)
and pH. Results showed cut inflorescence in vase treatments containing 200 mg/L SA
+ 2% sucrose and 300 mg/L + 2% sucrose have 1.6 fold longer vase life than the
control by promoted high water uptake and reduce flower drop by 28%.
1030 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018