• Ajish Muraleedharan
• P. Karuppaiah
• S. Ramesh kumar
• J. L. Joshi

Anthurium is the largest genus of the Araceae family and very popular with flower arrangers because of lasting qualities of flower. The majority of these species are perennial herbaceous plants, cultivated for ornamental purposes due to their attractive inflorescences. For prolonging the vase life of cut flowers chemical preservatives are used in the holding solutions. The experiment was conducted at Flora-tech floriculture unit at Kottarakara, kollam Dist, kerala state, India during july 2014 to find out the best chemical preservative solution for extending the vase life of anthurium cut flowers, the variety used for the study is Tropical. The present experiment was conducted to find out the appropriate preservative solution for extending the vase life of anthurium cut flowers. The experiment was conducted in Completely Randomized Design with three replications. Maximum days taken for spadix necrosis, Days taken for spathe blueing, Physiological loss in weight, Solution uptake and Vase life were recorded. The treatment (T8) Al2(SO4)3 200 ppm + sucrose 4%) recorded maximum results in extending the vase life and flower quality.

Anthurium, vase life, preservative solution, sucrose

"IMPROVEMENT OF VASE LIFE IN ANTHURIUM (Anthurium andreanum) cv. ACROPOLIS BY USING CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no.1584-1589, February-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802300.pdf

"IMPROVEMENT OF VASE LIFE IN ANTHURIUM (Anthurium andreanum) cv. ACROPOLIS BY USING CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no. pp1584-1589, February-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802300.pdf