• Ajish Muraleedharan
• J.L. Joshi
• A. J. Nainu
• P.K. karthikeyan

Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species growing from woody caudices or rhizomes. The present investigation on the “vase life extension on cut flowers of Solidago canadensis cv. Tara gold as influenced by different chemicals” was carried out in the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar during 2015 to 2016. The experiment was repeated three times with five replicates in completely randomized design. Cut flower spikes treated with sucrose at concentrations of 2, 4, 6, 8 % and control (distilled water) were used in the study. The results showed that all treatments had improved the keeping quality and vase life of cut flowers when compared to control. Among all these treatments, the sucrose @ 4% (T3) recorded maximum water uptake, transpirational loss of water, water balance, loss of water and water uptake ratio, fresh weight, cumulative physiological loss in weight and vase life which was extended on the sucrose concentration of 4 %.

Goldenrod, sucrose, vase life

"VASE LIFE EXTENSION ON CUT FLOWERS OF Solidago canadensis AS INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT SUCROSE CONCENTRATIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.320-326, February-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1702052.pdf

"VASE LIFE EXTENSION ON CUT FLOWERS OF Solidago canadensis AS INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT SUCROSE CONCENTRATIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp320-326, February-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1702052.pdf