Abstract This research aimed to determine the applicability of wet and dry storage methods for the flowers of Freesia refracta (Jacq.) ‘Cordula’. It was concluded that the flowers could be stored wet at 0-0.5°C for up to14 days, and dry for 21 days. Longer-term storage resulted in a reduction in vase life and poor quality flowers.
Keywords cold storage; Freesia ‘Cordula’
H02006 Received 17 January 2002; accepted 19 July 2002; published 25 September 2002
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 2002, Vol. 30: 171-174
0014-0671/02/3003-0171 $7.00 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2002
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