Effect of Plant Hormones and Preservative Solutions on Post-Harvest Quality and Physiological Senescence Parameters of Cut Leaves of Hosta Tratt. ‘Krossa Regal’ and Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. ‘Variegatum’
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material
2.2. Experimental Procedure
2.3. Chemical Measurements and Analyses
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- Leaf blade discoloration—yellowing (the gradual loss of chlorophyll and emerging leaf chlorosis);
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- The browning of leaf margins and the appearance of necrotic spots;
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- The drying of the leaf blade and the curling of the margins;
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- Leaf drops from the stems.
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Rubinowska, K.; Szot, P.; Pogroszewska, E.; Podolak, I.; Wróbel-Biedrawa, D. Effect of Plant Hormones and Preservative Solutions on Post-Harvest Quality and Physiological Senescence Parameters of Cut Leaves of Hosta Tratt. ‘Krossa Regal’ and Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. ‘Variegatum’. Agriculture 2025, 15, 842. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15080842
Rubinowska K, Szot P, Pogroszewska E, Podolak I, Wróbel-Biedrawa D. Effect of Plant Hormones and Preservative Solutions on Post-Harvest Quality and Physiological Senescence Parameters of Cut Leaves of Hosta Tratt. ‘Krossa Regal’ and Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. ‘Variegatum’. Agriculture. 2025; 15(8):842. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15080842
Chicago/Turabian StyleRubinowska, Katarzyna, Paweł Szot, Elżbieta Pogroszewska, Irma Podolak, and Dagmara Wróbel-Biedrawa. 2025. "Effect of Plant Hormones and Preservative Solutions on Post-Harvest Quality and Physiological Senescence Parameters of Cut Leaves of Hosta Tratt. ‘Krossa Regal’ and Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. ‘Variegatum’" Agriculture 15, no. 8: 842. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15080842
APA StyleRubinowska, K., Szot, P., Pogroszewska, E., Podolak, I., & Wróbel-Biedrawa, D. (2025). Effect of Plant Hormones and Preservative Solutions on Post-Harvest Quality and Physiological Senescence Parameters of Cut Leaves of Hosta Tratt. ‘Krossa Regal’ and Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. ‘Variegatum’. Agriculture, 15(8), 842. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15080842