Influence of mode of desiccation and cultivars on dry
weight, moisture loss and various quality attributes of
microwave oven dried rose flowers as assessed through
sensory evaluation are represented in Table 2. Dry weight
and moisture loss as influenced by mode of desiccation
and cultivars did not differ significantly. Score given by
the panel members for colour, appearance and texture of
the dried flower during sensory evaluation of Dutch rose
cvs. Skyline, Lambada, Ravel and First red is depicted in
Table 2. All the floral characteristics like colour, appearance
and texture were best in the orange coloured cv.
‘Lambada’ followed by yellow coloured cv. ‘Skyline’.
The retention of colour of dried Dutch rose flowers was
significant with respect to cultivars. Among the four different
cultivars evaluated, dry flowers of ‘Lambada’
scored maximum points (2.20) with respect to retention of
colour, whereas least score of 1.92 points was recorded in
‘Ravel’. Maximum score (2.16) for appearance was