An effective protocol for improving vaselife and postharvest performance of c…

A study was made to investigate differential responses of petal senescence and postharvest performance at varying concentrations of Cycloheximide (CHI) in cut spikes of Narcissus tazetta cv. Kashmir Local. Cycloheximide at 0.01 and 0.05 mM concentrations delayed senescence. Above 0.05 mM concentrations CHI prevents flower opening and promotes senescence. Senescence delay by CHI points to the sy…