This work had the goal to evaluate the influence of temperature and dry storage on the postharvest longevity of Epidendrum ibaguense flowers previously treated with silver thiosulfate (STS). The flowers were harvested and pulsed for 30 minutes with 2 mM STS. Then both, the STS treated and untreated flowers were packed in perforated low density polyethylene bags, packed in cardboard boxes and stored at 5 and 10°C, where they remained for four and eight days. After this period, the flowers were kept in vase with distilled water at 25ºC, and analyzed at every 24 h. The experiment was arranged in a complete random design 2 x 2 x 2 factorial scheme, with four replicates, containing four inflorescences each, except for the determination of transpiration and water rates uptake, composed by sixteen replicates of one stem. The vase life of the flowers of the E. ibaguense was increased to 6.5 days when pulsed with 2 mM STS for 30 minutes, followed by storage at 10ºC for a maximum period of four days. The STS applied before the cold storage reduced the rate of flower abscission and improved the ratio between the transpiration and water uptake.

Os objetivos deste trabalho foram determinar a sensibilidade e as respostas da rosa cultivar Osiana (Rosa × hybrida) à presença de etileno ao longo da vida pós-colheita. Para determinar a sensibilidade da flor ao etileno, hastes foram cortadas e colocadas em câmaras herméticas e em seguida tratadas por 24 horas com diferentes concentrações de etileno variando de 0,0; 0,1; 1,0; 10; 100 e 1000 µL L-1do ar no interior da câmara. A rosa teve a vida pós-colheita reduzida pelo etileno, quando exposta a concentração igual ou superior a 10 µL L-1 de etileno. As flores tratadas com no mínimo de 10 µL L-1de etileno desenvolveram necrose, murcha e abscisão prematura das pétalas ainda túrgidas. As concentrações de 0,1 e 1,0 µL L-1de etileno estimularam a abertura do botão floral durante o período de 24 horas de exposição ao etileno, sem no entanto, reduzir a vida pós-colheita. A rosa 'Osiana' pode ser classificada como uma cultivar sensível ao etileno e a concentração influência os processos estimulados.

The aim of this experiment was to determine the sensitivity and responses of the 'Osiana' (Rosa × hybrida ) rose to the presence of ethylene through postharvest life. The flower stems were placed in closed chambers and immediately treated with 0.0, 0.1, 1.0, 10, 100 and 1000 µL L-1ethylene for 24 h. The postharvest life of the flower was reduced when exposed to 10 µL L-1ethylene or higher, with flowers developing necrosis, wilting and the petals prematurely abscising. Ethylene concentrations of 0.1 and 1.0 µL L-1hastened the opening of flower buds within the 24 h of ethylene treatment, with no subsequent reduction of postharvest life. The flowers of rose 'Osiana' can be classified as sensitive to ethylene with the concentration influencing the stimulated processes.

Objetivou-se, no presente trabalho, avaliar o efeito do 2,4-D e do BAP na formação de protocormos a partir de regiões meristemáticas da raiz e segmentos foliares de Miltonia flavescens Lindl., bem como testar o efeito de concentrações de sacarose e níveis de pH no crescimento in vitro dos protocormos. Ápices radiculares e segmentos de folhas de plantas germinadas in vitro foram inoculados em meio de cultura MS/2 suplementado com 2,4-D e BAP onde permaneceram por 210 dias no escuro, sendo transferidos para a luz e inoculados em meio de cultura isento de reguladores, avaliando-se a porcentagem de explantes com protocormos e o número médio de protocormos regenerados por explante. A associação de 3 mg L-1 de 2,4-D e 1 ou 3 mg L-1 de BAP proporcionou os melhores resultados quanto à formação de protocormos. Esses foram cultivados em meio de cultura MS/2 onde testou-se o efeito da sacarose (0, 15, 30, 45 e 60 g L-1) e do pH (5.0, 5.8 e 6.6) sobre o seu crescimento. As concentrações de 15 e 30 g L-1 de sacarose independentes do pH, mostraram-se mais eficientes para o cultivo in vitro da espécie proporcionando a formação de um maior número e comprimento de raízes, altura de parte aérea e peso da matéria fresca. O pH só apresentou-se significativo quando em combinação com 15 g L-1 de sacarose para as variáveis comprimento da maior raiz e peso da matéria fresca.

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of 2,4-D and BAP on the protocorm formation from meristematic areas of the root and leaf segments of Miltonia flavescens Lindl., as well as to test the effect of sucrose concentrations and pH levels on the in vitro growth of protocorms. Root apexes and leaf segments of in vitro-germinated plants were cultured on MS/2 culture medium supplemented with 2,4-D and BAP and kept in the dark for 210 days. Explants were then transferred to light and cultured on culture medium lacking growth regulators. Percentage of explants with protocorms and average number of protocorms regenerated per explant were evaluated. The combination of 3 mg L-1 2,4-D and 1 or 3 mg L-1 BAP provided the best results for protocorm formation. Protocorms were cultured on MS/2 culture medium to test the effect of sucrose (0, 15, 30, 45, and 60 g L-1) and pH (5.0, 5.8, and 6.6) on their growth. The concentrations of 15 and 30 g L-1 sucrose, independently of the pH, were more efficient for the in vitro culture of this species, promoting an increase in the number and length of the roots, plant height, and fresh weight. The pH was significant only in combination with 15 g L-1 sucrose for the variables length of the largest root and fresh weight.