A review on the effect of storage methods and packaging material on the post-harvest longevity of cut flowers

Abstract

Flowers are beautiful and very complex commodity which deteriorates within a few days to a week only. To keep the cut flower in vase appealing to consumer for longer period, floriculture researchers have standardized various post-harvest technologies for various flowers. These post-harvest technologies of cut flowers includes the precooling, standardization of pulsing solutions, selecting the appropriate storage methods and storage temperature, choosing the suitable packaging material and standardization of holding solution for a particular cut flower. This review is an insight into the various storage methods such as cold storage and wet storage and numerous packaging materials (Polyethylene, Polypropylene and newspaper etc.) suggested by various researchers for particular cut flower. This will gives the base for the further post-harvest studies of cut flowers.