Disclosed is a method for increasing the bud opening and/or longevity of cut flowers by exposing the cut flowers to an oxytocin solution and/or a variant and/or derivative thereof.

Disclosed is a method for increasing the bud opening and/or longevity of cut flowers by exposing the cut flowers to an oxytocin solution and/or a variant and/or derivative thereof.

An additive for preservation of cell, tissue and/or food useful for, among other applications, increasing the shelf life of foods and providing greater food safety, and the use of a synthetic peptide for preparing the additive. The additive provides substantial fruit preservation upon a single application, providing for the treatment of plants or food to prevent the occurrence of pests such as bacteria or fungi, such as, for example, those related to fruit rot. The additive provides substantial preservation of flowers or inflorescences upon a single application, providing an alternative against rapid wilting, rot or fungal growth associated with the storage, transport and/or medicinal processing of flowers or inflorescences of phytochemical interest. The additive provides substantial preservation of the metabolic state of sprouts or seedlings, and slows down the seed germination process, thus being useful for synchronizing germination, adjusting time of planting or germination, among other agronomic or botanical advantages.

An additive for preservation of cell, tissue and/or food useful for, among other applications, increasing the shelf life of foods and providing greater food safety, and the use of a synthetic peptide for preparing the additive. The additive provides substantial fruit preservation upon a single application, providing for the treatment of plants or food to prevent the occurrence of pests such as bacteria or fungi, such as, for example, those related to fruit rot. The additive provides substantial preservation of flowers or inflorescences upon a single application, providing an alternative against rapid wilting, rot or fungal growth associated with the storage, transport and/or medicinal processing of flowers or inflorescences of phytochemical interest. The additive provides substantial preservation of the metabolic state of sprouts or seedlings, and slows down the seed germination process, thus being useful for synchronizing germination, adjusting time of planting or germination, among other agronomic or botanical advantages.

This invention provides for use of a compound of formula (1) for inhibiting a post-germination ethylene production response in a plant or plant part and a method of inhibiting a post-germination ethylene production response of a plant or plant part comprising delivering a compound of formula (1) to a plant or plant part.

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This invention provides for use of a compound of formula (1) for inhibiting a post-germination ethylene production response in a plant or plant part and a method of inhibiting a post-germination ethylene production response of a plant or plant part comprising delivering a compound of formula (1) to a plant or plant part.

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The present invention describes a method for treating one or more cut flowers each including a stem, possibly leaves and a flower bud, said method comprisingarranging one or more cut flowers in an impregnation solution so that at least a portion of the stem of said one or more cut flowers are immersed in the impregnation solution, but where the flower bud is free from impregnation solution; andapplying vacuum impregnation or pressure impregnation, preferably vacuum 10 impregnation, to the impregnation solution when said at least portion of the stem are immersed into the impregnation solution.

The present invention describes a method for treating one or more cut flowers each including a stem, possibly leaves and a flower bud, said method comprisingarranging one or more cut flowers in an impregnation solution so that at least a portion of the stem of said one or more cut flowers are immersed in the impregnation solution, but where the flower bud is free from impregnation solution; andapplying vacuum impregnation or pressure impregnation, preferably vacuum 10 impregnation, to the impregnation solution when said at least portion of the stem are immersed into the impregnation solution.

The invention provides novel compositions and methods for storage and delivery of pollen to a female reproductive part of a recipient plant. The pollen storage composition provided includes at least one perlite particle and pollen. The methods provided include storing the pollen storage composition and applying the pollen storage composition to at least a first female reproductive part of a recipient plant, thereby pollinating the female reproductive part with the pollen from the donor plant.

The invention provides novel compositions and methods for storage and delivery of pollen to a female reproductive part of a recipient plant. The pollen storage composition provided includes at least one perlite particle and pollen. The methods provided include storing the pollen storage composition and applying the pollen storage composition to at least a first female reproductive part of a recipient plant, thereby pollinating the female reproductive part with the pollen from the donor plant.