Extending the Shelf Life and Quality of Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) Through Different Chemical Treatments

Jasminum sambac, one of the most significant commercial flower crops, is extensively grown in India and is prized for its fragrant, eye-catching blooms. Because of their lovely aroma, these flowers are in high demand for export. However, one of the biggest issues farmers deal with is the shelf life of flower buds, which results in browning of petals and an abrupt loss of aroma on the second day of harvest. The present experiment was laid out in a CRD with 11 treatments and 3 replications. The chemical treatments like T1 (Benzyladeninepurine -100ppm), T2 (Benzyladeninepurine -200ppm), T3 (Kinetin -100ppm), T4 (Kinetin -200ppm), T5 (Boric acid-2%), T6 (Boric acid-4%), T7 (Salicyclic acid-25ppm), T8 (Salicyclic
acid-50ppm), T9 (Sodium benzoate-25ppm), T10 (Sodium benzoate-50ppm) and T11 (Control). Among the different
chemical treatments, the Jasminum flower buds treated with boric acid (2%) retained the maximum freshness index
(74.79%), color retention index (60.86%), moisture content (67.66%), fragrance index (3.87), and shelf life (57.92 hours).
The minimum physiological loss in weight (9.15%), total phenol content (6.41 mg/g), flower opening index (33.66), and browning index (32.41). The experiment's findings indicated that treating jasmine flower buds with 2% boric acid extended the flower bud quality and shelf life.