Pre-Harvest Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus on Lilies Enhances Cut Flower Quality

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the effects of pre-harvest arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) inoculation on postharvest flower quality and vase life in lily. Before planting, half of the bulbs were dipped in a solution containing a single type of mycorrhiza (M, Glomus intraradices) and the other half containing two types of mycorrhizae (MM, Glomus intraradices and Glomus proliferum) for 30 seconds. Throughout the vase life of the lilies, measurements were taken including flower diameter, daily water uptake, weight loss, first floret life, vase life, chlorophyll SPAD levels, and color measurements. In the study, the first floret life of lily plants was significantly higher in M application (14,51 days) than in MM (14,07 days) and K (13,26 days) applications. The vase life of flowers was longer in the M application with 19,67 days than in the other two applications. In the study, the flower diameter of M-applied lilies was higher at 24,40 than in control (23,20) and M (23,63) applied lilies. In the experiment, M application increased the a* and C* color values of the flower, thus the pink color of the flowers was preserved. The chlorophyll SPAD amount of the leaves was not affected by mycorrhiza applications; on the other hand, mycorrhiza applications decreased the a* values and increased the h values, thus preserving the green color of the leaf. MM application increased the leaf’s L* and b* values, thus preserving the bright color of the leaves. As a result, both mycorrhiza applications effectively increased the quality of lily flowers.

Keywords

• Lily
• Mycorrhiza
• Vase life
• Quality

Zambaklara Hasat Öncesi Arbüsküler Mikoriza Fungusu Uygulamaları Kesme Çiçek Kalitesini Artırır

Öz

Bu araştırma, yetiştiricilik sırasında arbüsküler mikoriza fungusu (AMF) aşılamasının zambakta hasat sonrasında, çiçeklerin kalitesi ve vazo ömrü üzerine etkilerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Dikim öncesi soğanların yarısı tek çeşit mikoriza (M, Glomus intraradices) içeren ve diğer yarısı ise iki çeşit mikoriza içeren (MM, Glomus intraradices ve Glomus proliferum) çözeltiye 30 saniye süreyle daldırıldıktan sonra dikimi yapılmıştır. Zambaklarda vazo ömrü sürecince çiçek çapı, günlük su alımı, ağırlık kaybı, kandil ömrü, vazo ömrü, klorofil SPAD miktarı ve renk ölçümleri yapılmıştır. Çalışmada zambak bitkilerinde ilk kandil ömrü M uygulamasında (14,51 gün), MM (14,07 gün) ve K (13,26 gün) uygulamalarına göre önemli oranda yüksek olmuştur. Çiçeklerin vazo ömrü üzerinde mikoriza uygulamaları etkili olmamıştır. Araştırmada M uygulanan zambakların çiçek çapı 24,40 ile kontrol (23,20) ve M (23,63) uygulanan zambaklara göre yüksek bulunmuştur. Denemede M uygulaması çiçeğin a* ve C* renk değerlerini arttırmış, dolayısıyla çiçeklerin pembe rengi korunmuştur. Yaprakların klorofil SPAD miktarı mikoriza uygulamalarından etkilenmemiş; buna karşın mikoriza uygulamaları a* değerlerini azaltıp, h° değerlerini arttırarak yaprağın yeşil renginin korunmasını sağlamıştır. MM uygulaması yaprağın L* ve b* değerini arttırarak yaprakların parlak renginin korunmasını sağlamıştır. Sonuç olarak yapılan her iki mikoriza uygulaması da zambak çiçeklerinin kalitesini arttırmada etkili olmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Zambak
• Mikoriza
• Vazo ömrü
• Kalite

Kaynakça

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