The Effect of Nanosilver on Postharvest Longevity of Thalictrum aquilegifolium L. Foliage

Monika Poniewozik, Elżbieta Pogroszewska, Katarzyna Rubinowska, Margot Dudkiewicz, Danuta Kozak

Abstract


Thalictrum aquilegifolium L. ‘Black Stockings,’ with its interesting foliage, is used as a cut greenery. We tested the postharvest longevity of the foliage after different 24-hr conditioning treatments with nanosilver (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 mg dm−3) and 20 g dm−3 sucrose and compared the results with those obtained using the standard preservative (200 mg dm−3 8-hydroxyquinoline citrate + 20 g dm−3 sucrose) and Floralife 200 Clear. The longevity of the foliage and the content of assimilative pigments were evaluated and the functioning of the photosynthetic apparatus (F0, Fm, Fv/Fm) was analyzed. We found that leaf senescence, as determined by chlorophyll a and carotenoid content after 14 days of holding, was most effectively inhibited by the solution containing 5 mg dm−3 nanosilver and sucrose. This solution increased the maximal quantum efficiency of photosystem II (Fv/Fm) in the leaves.

Keywords


carotenoids; chlorophyll content; chlorophyll fluorescence; Floralife 200 Clear; nanoparticles; standard preservative

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