prolonging maximal shelf life of anthurium cut
flowers, in order
to potentiate their possibilities of long distances transport, a
producers demand for their introduction in the global markets
(Aghdam et al., 2013). Promyou and Ketsa (2014) suggested that CI
in anthurium
flowers stored at 4 C is associated with increase in
the membrane lipid peroxidation and loss of membrane semipermeability,
which triggers anthurium
flower senescence leading
to short vase life. Recently, Promyou et al. (2012) reported that
postharvest treatment with salicylic acid (2 mM for 15 min)
alleviated CI in anthurium cut
flowers, an effect associated with
decreasing electrolyte leakage, MDA content and lipoxygenase
(LOX) activity, and increasing catalase (CAT) and superoxide
dismutase (SOD) activities, which led to a diminution of spathe
browning and fresh weight loss, two detrimental effects of CI on
anthurium cut
flowers.