TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of storage temperature on the quality of edible flowers
AU - Kelley, Kathleen M.
AU - Cameron, Arthur C.
AU - Biernbaum, John A.
AU - Poff, Kenneth L.
PY - 2003/3/1
Y1 - 2003/3/1
N2 - Five species of edible flowers were stored in polyethylene bags at -2.5 to 20°C. Flowers were rated for visual quality each day for 2 weeks on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest quality). Viola tricolor L. 'Helen Mount' (viola), V. x wittrockiana L. 'Accord Banner Clear Mixture' (pansy), and Tropaeolum majus L. 'Jewel Mix' (nasturtium) flowers showed similar losses in quality and were all rated a 5 when stored at 0 and 2.5°C after 2 weeks. Borago officinalis L. (borage) stored at 0-5°C were marketable, rated a 3 or higher, after 1 week, and those stored at -2.5°C were still marketable after 2 weeks. Phaseolus coccineus L. 'Dwarf Bees' (scarlet runner bean) flowers when stored at 0-10°C were still marketable after 1 week, but were unmarketable after 2 weeks, at any temperature.
AB - Five species of edible flowers were stored in polyethylene bags at -2.5 to 20°C. Flowers were rated for visual quality each day for 2 weeks on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest quality). Viola tricolor L. 'Helen Mount' (viola), V. x wittrockiana L. 'Accord Banner Clear Mixture' (pansy), and Tropaeolum majus L. 'Jewel Mix' (nasturtium) flowers showed similar losses in quality and were all rated a 5 when stored at 0 and 2.5°C after 2 weeks. Borago officinalis L. (borage) stored at 0-5°C were marketable, rated a 3 or higher, after 1 week, and those stored at -2.5°C were still marketable after 2 weeks. Phaseolus coccineus L. 'Dwarf Bees' (scarlet runner bean) flowers when stored at 0-10°C were still marketable after 1 week, but were unmarketable after 2 weeks, at any temperature.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00096-0
DO - 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00096-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037362747
SN - 0925-5214
VL - 27
SP - 341
EP - 344
JO - Postharvest Biology and Technology
JF - Postharvest Biology and Technology
IS - 3
ER -