influence of electrical conductivity on water uptake and vase life of cut gladiolus stems

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Abstract
Several experiments reveal that distilled water varies among different laboratories and also does not have a standard composition. Water electrical conductivity (EC) of vase solution is one of the parameters that influence the water uptake by cut flowers. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of electrical conductivity on water uptake and vase life in cut stems of gladiolus. The stems harvested and kept in distilled water (pH 6.6, EC <0.01dS m-1) and tap water (pH 7.0, EC 0.75 dS m-1) at room temperature. Flowers kept in tap water showed lower fresh weight loss after the second day and higher water uptake during vase life. In a second set of experiments, we verified the limit EC saturation supported by the flower. For this, flowers were placed in individual test tubes containing four different solutions with varying ion concentrations. Solution 2 (EC 0.60 dS m-1) promoted increased vase life and allowed maximum water uptake by the flowers. The results show that the electrical conductivity of vase solution is a major parameter in experiments with vase life of cut gladiolus. The presence of ions in the vase solution increases the overall vase life and improves water uptake of flowers with favorable optimal EC between 0.60 to 0.87 dS m-1.
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Authors ;Lucas Cavalcante da Costa;Fernanda Ferreira de Araújo;Teresa Drummond Correia Mendes;Fernando Luiz Finger
Journal Neuropharmacology
Year 2015
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10.14295/aohl.v21i2.673
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https://ornamentalhorticulture.emnuvens.com.br/rbho/article/view/673
Keywords
plant culture distilled water

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