The present study was carried out to find out the “Response of different vase solution on keeping quality of cut spikes of gladiolus” was study at laboratory of Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur, (C.G.) during season 2022-23. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized design (CRD). There were 7 treatments i.e. T0 (Tap water), T1 Salicylic acid (150ppm), T2 Citric acid (100 mg), T3 Aluminium sulphate (200 ppm), T4 GA3 (200 ppm), T5 Boric acid (4%), T6 8-HQS (200 ppm) which were replicated thrice. The result suggested that among the different vase solutions, treatment Salicyclic acid @ 150 ppm (T1) had found most appropriate in improving most of the post-harvest parameters in cut spikes of gladiolus under present investigation & resulted more physiological weight loss (41.57 %), increased water uptakes ratio (1.45 g), florets remained open at a time (4.00), diameter of floret (77.27 mm), floret opening (97.40 %), days taken to deterioration of florets (4.00 days), vase life of gladiolus spike (10.22 days) and longevity of spike (12.22 days).

Gladiolus, Salicylic acid, Vase life

On the basis of results obtained from present investigation, it may be conducted that The different floral preservatives are found very useful in improving most of the post-harvest qualities of gladiolus spike as compare to Tap water. Among the different vase solutions, treatment Salicyclic acid @ 150 ppm (T1) had found most appropriate in improved most of the post-harvest parameters in cut spikes of gladiolus under present investigation & resulted increased total number of opened florets at a time, diameter of floret (cm), floret opening (%), vase life of gladiolus spike and longevity of spike (days) of cut gladiolus spike. The same treatment also reduced physiological weight loss (%) and delayed deterioration of florets.

Aman Singh Rajput and S.K. Tamrakar (2023). Response of Different Vase Solution on Keeping Quality of Cut Spikes of Gladiolus. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(12): 196-199.