Post-harvest handling of cut flowers – a way to minimize market glut
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Authors
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Meenu Kumari
Scientists, Division of Floriculture and Landscaping, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
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Kishan Swaroop
Scientists, Division of Floriculture and Landscaping, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
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Tarak Nath Saha
Scientists, Division of Floriculture and Landscaping, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
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Ramesh Kumar
Scientists, Division of Floriculture and Landscaping, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
Abstract
Flowers are precious and unique gift of nature. They adorn the world with their aesthetic and economic properties. The cut flowers are highly perishable commodity for which longevity of cut stems is determined by both pre- and postharvest factors. The post-harvest losses of flowers are up to 40%. It can be reduced by using easily available preservatives, sealing flowers inside low density polyethylene film and cold storage. This avoids gluts and distress sale. Hence, it enhances growers income and even small growers can adopt this technology.Downloads
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Submitted
2019-03-15
Published
2019-06-07
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How to Cite
Kumari, M., Swaroop, K., Saha, T. N., & Kumar, R. (2019). Post-harvest handling of cut flowers – a way to minimize market glut. Indian Horticulture, 64(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/87800
