• Ajish Muraleedharan
• J. L. Joshi

Rose is a woody perennial flowering plant belongs to the family Rosaceae is known for their high economic value, which is used for decorative purposes, cosmetics and perfumes. An experiment was conducted at Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu during 2015 to 2016 to find out best concentration of citric acid and sucrose solution that enhances and prolongs the better flower quality. Experiment was laid out in completely randomize design with eleven treatments and three replication. Among all these treatments, Citric acid 125 ppm + 8% sucrose (T8) recorded maximum days the flower remains fresh with a vase life of 13.41 days, rose flowers took 14.12 Days taken for color change, 10.62 Days taken for flower shriveling, recorded water uptake of 17.43 and flower diameter of 12.93.

Rose, Sucrose, citric acid

"STUDIES ON PROLONGING THE VASE LIFE OF ROSE FLOWERS WITH CITRIC ACID AND SUCROSE SOLUTION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 4, page no.534-537, April-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1704109.pdf

"STUDIES ON PROLONGING THE VASE LIFE OF ROSE FLOWERS WITH CITRIC ACID AND SUCROSE SOLUTION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 4, page no. pp534-537, April-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1704109.pdf