Keeping flowers fresh: New AFE-funded research exploring alternatives to ethylene inhibitors
Everyone loves receiving a beautiful bouquet of saucy blossom , but check that they stay vivacious on their way to your vase is a intriguing job . A major cause for the deterioration of cut heyday is a gaseous molecule called ethene , a plant life hormone that causes flowers to wilt and fade and accelerate the drop of buds , petals , and leaves ( Figure 1 ) . In the floriculture industry , ethylene ’s consequence can importantly concentrate the quality and seniority of cut flowers during storage and transport ....