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Effects of 1-MCP on the vase life and ethylene response of cut flowers

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Pretreatment for 6 h with low concentrations of 1-MCP (1-Methylcyclopropene, formerly designated as SIS-X), a cyclic ethylene analog, inhibits the normal wilting response of cut carnations exposed continuously to 0.4 μl·l−1 ethylene. The response to 1-MCP was a function of treatment concentration and time. Treatment with 1-MCP was as effective in inhibiting ethylene effects as treatment with the anionic silver thiosulfate complex (STS), the standard commercial treatment. Other ethylene-sensitive cut flowers responded similarly to carnations. In the presence of 1 μl·l−1 ethylene, the vase life of 1-MCP-treated flowers was up to 4 times that of the controls.

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Abbreviations

1-MCP:

1-Methylcyclopropene

STS:

silver thiosulfate

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  1. Margrethe Serek

    Present address: Section for Horticulture, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C., Denmark

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  1. Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA, USA

    Margrethe Serek & Michael S. Reid

  2. Department of Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA

    Edward C. Sisler

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Serek, M., Sisler, E.C. & Reid, M.S. Effects of 1-MCP on the vase life and ethylene response of cut flowers. Plant Growth Regul 16, 93–97 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00040512

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