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Table 1 The effect of different vase solutions on total chlorophyll, carotenoid, total soluble protein, and total soluble sugar in gladiolus cut spikes at different stages of vase life

From: Evaluation of Piper betle mediated silver nanoparticle in post-harvest physiology in relation to vase life of cut spike of Gladiolus

Treatment

Total chlorophyll (mg g−1 FW)

Carotenoid (mg g−1 FW)

Total soluble protein (mg g−1 FW)

Total soluble sugar (mg g−1 FW)

Days

0th

2nd

5th

7th

9th

12th

0th

2nd

5th

7th

9th

12th

0th

2nd

5th

7th

9th

12th

0th

2nd

5th

7th

9th

12th

Control

0.46

0.38

0.15

–

–

–

0.08

0.067

0.026

–

–

–

3.98

4.72

1.49

–

–

–

73.76

65.98

29.98

–

–

–

T1

0.4

0.29

0.11

–

–

0.071

0.051

0.019

–

–

4.17

4.77

2.3

–

–

80.61

85.87

64.29

–

–

T2

0.41

0.35

0.22

0.14

–

0.072

0.063

0.039

0.024

–

4.11

4.31

3.53

1.89

–

75.78

84.29

93.53

71.6

–

T3

0.43

0.35

0.31

0.17

–

0.076

0.062

0.052

0.029

–

4.15

4.89

3.83

2.12

–

78.74

83.2

83.31

69.76

–

T4

0.45

0.4

0.3

0.26

0.15

0.079

0.069

0.054

0.045

0.026

4.03

4.41

3.91

2.78

2.17

82.56

85.01

81.96

73.73

52.32

T5

0.4

0.35

0.3

0.21

0.11

0.070

0.061

0.052

0.037

0.019

4.28

4.41

4.01

2.98

2.19

78.32

80.72

74.83

59.76

46.59

Mean

0.46

0.41

0.32

0.25

0.20

0.13

0.08

0.073

0.055

0.043

0.034

0.023

3.98

4.24

4.05

3.52

2.44

2.18

73.76

77.00

74.85

79.58

68.71

49.46

LSD (P ≤ 0.05)

0.07

0.01

1.06

22.96