ISHS Acta Horticulturae 599: International Conference: Postharvest Unlimited
PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN STORED FLOWER BULBS AS-SESSED BY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
| Authors: | M. van Kilsdonk, C. Kollöffel, K. Nicolay, J. Doorduin |
| Keywords: | MRI, Tulip, Lily, Hippeastrum, internal quality, bud abortion, postharvest |
| Abstract:
In horticultural practice, the forcing of flower bulbs may induce physiological disorders, which are usually not visible externally. The possibilities of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a tool to detect such disorders induced by storage con-ditions have been assessed. With the use of T2-weighted images, water concentration maps and T1 and T2 maps, both bud abortion in Hippeastrum and tulip bulbs and water-soaking in lily bulbs could be de-tected and studied. | |
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