%0 Journal Article
%T Longevity of torch ginger inflorescences with 1- methylcyclopropene and preservative solutions
%A Unemoto
%A Lilian Keiko
%A Faria
%A Ricardo Tadeu de
%A Takahashi
%A Lucia Sadayo Assari
%A Assis
%A Adriane Marinho de
%A Lone
%A Alessandro Borini
%J Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4025/actasciagron.v33i4.11084
%X this work aimed at the assessment of the influence of 1-mcp on ethrel action and on its association with preservative solutions on torch ginger. in the first experiment, the inflorescences were pre-treated with 1-mcp in sealed chambers at concentrations of 0, 1, 1.5, and 2.0 g m-3, for 24 hours. later, the inflorescences were submitted to the treatment with ethrel (100 ¦Ìl l-1) in sealed chamber for 24 hours. in the second experiment, the inflorescences were pre-treated with 1.5 g m-3 of 1-mcp for 24 hours, being posteriorly transferred to vases containing water, flower£¿, florissant£¿, and water without 1-mcp pre-treatment. the fresh matter and the quality of the inflorescence were daily appraised using the scale grading. the best results were obtained for 1.5 g m-3 of 1-mcp. the association between 1-mcp and florissant£¿ provided larger longevity and quality in the postharvest conservation, increasing in five days the longevity in relation to those kept only in water.
%K tropical flower
%K zingiberaceae
%K 1-mcp.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1807-86212011000400013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en