Antimicrobial Effect of Free Available Chlorine on Postharvest Life of Cut Rose 'Brut'

This study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial effect of freely available chlorine (FAC) on the vase life of cut rose 'Brut' (Rosa hybrida L.). Postharvest treatments to extend the vase life of cut roses were divided into holding solution treatment and pulsing solution treatment. In holding solution treatment, the cut roses were treated with the preservative solutions containing FAC (0, 10, 20, and $40mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$) and sucrose (0 and 2%, w/v). In pulsing solution treatment, cut roses were dipped into the FAC solutions of 100, 200, and $400mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ for 10 seconds. The longest vase life of cut roses was observed in the holding solution with FAC $20mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ as 12 days, followed by pulsing with $400mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ as 11 days, which were four or five days longer than the control. In addition, relative fresh weight and water uptake were the highest in the holding solutions with FAC 20 and $40mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$. The antimicrobial effect of FAC in vase solution was lasted for eight days after treatment, which was offset by sucrose addition. FAC contents in the FAC holding solution mixed with sucrose were exhausted by 88% two days after treatment, whereas only 15% of FAC was reduced in the holding solution without sucrose. This study indicated that FAC can be applied to extension of the postharvest life of cut roses by antimicrobial activity.

절화 장미 'Brut'의 절화수명에 미치는 유리염소의 항균효과

본 연구는 유리염소(free available chlorine, FAC)의 항균 효과가 장미 'Brut' 품종의 절화수명에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 실시하였다. 절화수명 연장처리는 보존용액처리와 침지처리로 구분하였다. FAC 보존용액처리는 FAC 단용처리(Cl 0, 10, 20, $40mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$)와 sucrose와의 혼용처리(Cl $10mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ + sucrose 2%, Cl $20mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ + sucrose 2%, Cl $40mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ + sucrose 2%)로 구분하여 실시하였고, FAC 침지처리는 Cl 100, 200, $400mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$에서 10초 동안 실시하였다. 장미 절화수명은 Cl $20mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 보존용액처리에서 12일로 가장 길었고, Cl $400mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 침지처리에서 11일로 나타났으며, 이들 처리는 대조구보다 4-5일 연장효과를 나타냈다. 생체중과 용액흡수율 역시 Cl $20-40mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 보존용액처리에서 가장 높았다. 최대 8일간 지속된 FAC 항균효과는 sucrose 혼용으로 상쇄되었다. FAC의 잔존량은 처리 2일째 sucrose 첨가 시 88%가 감소한 반면, Cl $20mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 단독 처리에서는 15%만이 감소하였다. 이상의 결과에서 장미 절화수명 연장에 FAC의 항균효과가 인정되었다.