This study was conducted to select a Cymbidium pot plant cultivar suitable for cut flowers, and Cymbidium ‘Lovely Smile’ was considered to be the most suitable when determined by the changes in cut flowers characteristics. In the case of Cymbidium...
This study was conducted to select a Cymbidium pot plant cultivar suitable for cut flowers, and Cymbidium ‘Lovely Smile’ was considered to be the most suitable when determined by the changes in cut flowers characteristics. In the case of Cymbidium ‘Lovely Smile’, the relative water uptake showed the highest level of 93.1-94.4% after 3 weeks of treatment of preservatives for cut flowers, the relative fresh weight the lowest of 89.3-90.7%, and the dropped flowers was rarely seen until 5 weeks after treatment of preservatives for cut flowers. Cymbidium ‘Lovely King’ had a high relative water uptake rate and a relatively small decrease in the relative fresh weight, but the dropped flowers increased in all treatments after 5 weeks of treatment of preservatives for cut flowers. Cymbidium ‘Happy Day’ showed a significantly decreased relative water uptake rate and relative fresh weight compared to other cutivars, and dropped flowers started three weeks after the treatment of preservatives for cut flowers and increased to 12.8-15.3 in all treatments after five weeks. Cymbidium ‘Happy Day’ was judged to have greater changes in cut flower characteristics due to its heavy fresh weight and thick stem. Different patterns of color change during the senescence of Cymbidium cutivars were observed, and it was judged that it was necessary to understand the characteristics of each cultivar in order to determine a more accurate senescence progression stage. In the case of the three Cymbidium cutivars, there was no significant difference in the treatment of preservatives for cut flowers, but it could be estimated that the cut life of Cymbidium was long, so the effect of preservatives for cut flowers was less.