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POSTHARVEST STORAGE OF BARE-ROOT HARDY PERENNIALS: THE RELATION OF WATER LOSS TO STORAGE SURVIVAL
Article number
181_40
Pages
323 – 330
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Abstract
The relationship between percent water loss and storage survival of bare-root hardy perennials was investigated.
Freshly harvested bare-root perennials were packed in burlap, cardboard, cellophane, perforated polyethylene or polyethylene and were stored at -2°C for four or six months.
Weight loss and regrowth quality were measured for all plant material following storage.
Water loss varied from nearly 0% to 60% based on the difference between initial and final fresh weights.
The results revealed a significant inverse linear relationship between water loss and regrowth quality (r2 > 0.90 in all cases). Models were developed which predict regrowth quality based on measured transpiration rates and these results.
Freshly harvested bare-root perennials were packed in burlap, cardboard, cellophane, perforated polyethylene or polyethylene and were stored at -2°C for four or six months.
Weight loss and regrowth quality were measured for all plant material following storage.
Water loss varied from nearly 0% to 60% based on the difference between initial and final fresh weights.
The results revealed a significant inverse linear relationship between water loss and regrowth quality (r2 > 0.90 in all cases). Models were developed which predict regrowth quality based on measured transpiration rates and these results.
Authors
A.C. Cameron, M. Maqbool
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