Effect of different leaf extracts on post harvest quality and vase life of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex. Hook) cut flowers

Abstract

The experiment was carried out to study the effect of different leaf extracts on extension of post harvest vase life and keeping quality of cut gerbera flowers in completely randomized design with three replications during 2022-23 to 2023-24 at Floricultural Research Station, Agricultural Research Institute, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. Among different leaf extracts, it was found that at the end of vase life neem leaf extract at 1% recorded the maximum water uptake (17.05 g/f), fresh weight change (84.49%), vase life (12.67 days) and anthocyanin content (7.13 mg/g), Whereas pongamia leaf extract at 1% recorded less scape bending.