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Preservatives for longevity of flowers.

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Floral preservatives are used to improve flower opening, flower size, shape, colour and longevity of cut flowers. A floral preservative should have two basic constituents namely sugar and biocide. Besides, it may have other ingredients such as inorganic salts, growth regulators, organic acids, anti ethylene compounds.

  • Sugars (Sucrose) 
  • Mineral salts (CaCO3 or CaCl2), CuSO4,ZnSO4 etc. 
  • Germicides (8HQC and 8HQS) 
  • Organic acids (Citric acid, benzoic acid, tartaric acid, isoascorbic acid, glycolic acid) 
  • Ethylene inhibitors (AOA, MVG, AVG) 
  • Growth regulators (BAP)


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