Aplikasi 1-Methylcyclopropene untuk Meningkatkan Vase Life Bunga Potong Zingiber spectabile Griff. Silvana

Abstract

The freshness of Zingiber spectabile Griff Silvana (bihip) as cut flowers must be maintained by the appropriate post-harvest treatment. One of the post-harvest technologies that is commonly used is the treatment of use chemicals 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP). This study aims to extend the vase life of bihip flowers using 1-MCP, to gain optimum concentration of 1-MCP that can extend the vase life of bihip flowers, and to find the best application technique of 1-MCP for longest vase life of bihip flowers. This study used a completely randomized design (CRD) factorial with two factors. The first factor is the concentration of 1-MCP consists of five levels; 0 ppm (A0), 0.001 ppm (A1), 0.002 ppm (A2), 0.003 ppm (A3), and 0.004 ppm (A4). The second factor is application technique of 1-MCP consists of two levels : sprayed (B1) and soaked (B2). The results showed that 1-MCP can significantly extend the vase life of cut flowers bihip up to 11.30 day compared to control which is only 9.55 day. Concentration 0.004 ppm of 1-MCP was able to extend optimum vase life of cut flowers bihip until 11.30 day. Method 1-MCP application to efficiently extend until 11.10 day bihip flowers are soaking in a solution of 1-MCP. The combination treatment of 1-MCP to extend the vase life of flowers bihip that 1-MCP treatment concentration of 0.004 ppm by soaking treatment