PRESERVATION OF CUT FLOWER

PURPOSE:To prevent petals and leaves from wilting and to maintain color of flowers and leaves for a long time, by immersing cut ends of flowers in an aqueous solution containing phytic acid, and, if necessary, a monosaccharide, disaccharide, etc., being adjusted to a proper pH in the acidic side, ta...

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Hauptverfasser: NAKAJIMA YASUTOSHI, TAMAKI SHIYOUZOU
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Zusammenfassung:PURPOSE:To prevent petals and leaves from wilting and to maintain color of flowers and leaves for a long time, by immersing cut ends of flowers in an aqueous solution containing phytic acid, and, if necessary, a monosaccharide, disaccharide, etc., being adjusted to a proper pH in the acidic side, taking out the cut flowers from the solution. CONSTITUTION:Cut flowers are immersed in an aqueous solution containing 0.001-0.5wt% (preferably 0.01-0.1wt%) phytic acid (myo- inositol hexaphosphate), and, if necessary, 0.001-15wt% monosaccharide and/or disaccharide, being adjusted to 3-6.5pH, and taken out from it, so that the cut flowers are preserved for a time as long as possible. In order to adjust pH to the range, addition of anhydroxide, oxide of an alkali metal, ammonia, etc. is required. Glucose, mannose, etc. may be cited as the monosaccharide used, and maltose, cellobiose, lactose, etc. as the disaccharide.