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dc.contributor.authorKiige, John Kamanthi
dc.contributor.authorMathenge, Patrick Wachira
dc.contributor.authorKavoo, Agnes Mumo
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-27T06:58:41Z
dc.date.available2019-03-27T06:58:41Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Horticulture and Plant Research Vol. 4, pp 1-10en_US
dc.identifier.issn2624-814X
dc.identifier.urihttps://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/2216
dc.descriptiondoi:10.18052/www.scipress.com/JHPR.4.1en_US
dc.description.abstractRose cut flower is one of the widely grown cut flowers in Kenya. However, most roses have a challenge of short vase life. This study aimed at determining the efficacy of plant extracts from thyme and stevia in preservation of rose cut-flowers. Two rose cut-flower cultivars; ‘radiance and ‘high & sparkling’ were subjected to stevia and thyme extracts each at three levels (0.2, 0.4, and 0.6gL-1). Thyme extracts at a concentration of 0.2 gL-1 significantly (p≤001) extended the vase life of rose cut flower by 3.5 days and floral absorption rates by 10.4% compared to the commercial preservative (chrysal) at the same concentration rates. Application of higher doses (0.4gL-1 and 0.6gL-1) of plant extracts led to shorter vase life (6 days) of rose cut flower and maximum bent neck records at day 8. The response of rose cut flower to the treatments did not vary between cultivars. The results from this study indicate that thyme extracts offer an attractive alternative to the use of chemical floral preservatives for prolonging the vase life and enhancing quality of rose cut flower. The efficacy of extracts is however depended on the concentration level with 0.2gL-1 dosage recording the best results.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSciPress Ltden_US
dc.subjectFloral quality,en_US
dc.subjectrose cut flower,en_US
dc.subjectstevia extracts,en_US
dc.subjectthyme extracts,en_US
dc.subjectvase life,en_US
dc.titleBiorational Preservation of Rose (Rosa hybrida L.) Cut-Flower Using Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana B.) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) Extractsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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