Disclosed is a composition for coating flower heads to prevent or slow down, infection of flower heads during storage and transport to final retail, and a use of the coating composition. The disclosure also relates to a flower coated with said composition. The disclosure is especially suitable for flower heads of roses and rose buds.

Disclosed are a small molecule compound for enhancing plant stress resistance, a preparation method therefor, and application thereof. Specifically, disclosed are compounds as shown in formula I, salts thereof, optical isomers thereof, racemes thereof, solvates thereof, or precursors thereof. Moreover, the compound of the present invention is a substitute of ABA, can significantly improve the plant stress resistance, and thus has an extremely wide application prospect.

The present invention relates to products and methods for the prevention and amelioration of bacterial contamination and degradation (spoiling) of biological material, particularly foodstuffs. In particular, the invention provides a product comprising an envelope of material defining a lumen wherein the lumen contains bacteriophage covalently attached to a surface.

The present invention relates to products and methods for the prevention and amelioration of bacterial contamination and degradation (spoiling) of biological material, particularly foodstuffs. In particular, the invention provides a product comprising an envelope of material defining a lumen wherein the lumen contains bacteriophage covalently attached to a surface.

A floral display device is disclosed herein. The device is intended to help keep cut flowers in a suspended state similar to their appearance when fresh cut. The device may include a display enclosure including a transparent shell having an interior portion adapted to contain the flowers and the liquid preservative, and an opening within the transparent shell to enable passage of the flowers and the liquid preservative therethrough, a liquid-tight closure configured to close the opening, a holding clip configured to removably hold the flowers within the interior portion. A base may be removably coupled to the transparent shell, the base may include an illuminator configured to illuminate the flowers within the interior portion, and a power supply configured to power the illuminator.

The invention is a forever stem, apparatus, method, and a process thereof, and more particularly directed to a metallic stem holder with a metallic stem for a natural flower, such as, for example, a rose, where a natural or glycerin preserved rose or flower in a blooming state could be securely held for a longer period of time. At least one securing means, such as, for example, a glue, an adhesive, a securing clay could be used to secure and support a natural preserved flower, such as, for example, a rose, for a long time, such as, for example, longer than its natural decay or wilting time. The forever stem could also be provided with an artificial or natural preserved thorns, and/or artificial or natural preserved branches having artificial or natural preserved leaves to give it a more natural or an aesthetically pleasing look.

The present invention relates to anti-microbial compositions that may advantageously be added to vase water of cut flowers in order to prevent microbial growth, especially in vase water containing added cut flower nutrients and/or water uptake stimulants. One aspect of the invention relates to the use of an EC 1.1.3 oxidoreductase as an antimicrobial additive for vase water of cut flowers. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method of putting cut flowers into vase water, said method comprising immersing the stems of one or more cut flowers into vase water and adding an antimicrobial composition containing an EC 1.1.3 oxidoreductase to the vase water before, after or at the same time as the cut flowers are immersed into the vase water

The present invention relates to anti-microbial compositions that may advantageously be added to vase water of cut flowers in order to prevent microbial growth, especially in vase water containing added cut flower nutrients and/or water uptake stimulants. One aspect of the invention relates to the use of an EC 1.1.3 oxidoreductase as an antimicrobial additive for vase water of cut flowers. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method of putting cut flowers into vase water, said method comprising immersing the stems of one or more cut flowers into vase water and adding an antimicrobial composition containing an EC 1.1.3 oxidoreductase to the vase water before, after or at the same time as the cut flowers are immersed into the vase water

The present invention relates to the use of silicates in a greenhouse film for increasing the flower development of a plant, wherein the film comprises at least a matrix and a silicate. Said invention also refers to a film comprising at least a matrix and said silicate to increase the flower development of a plant, and the use of a film comprising at least a matrix and said silicate in a greenhouse to increase the flower development of a plant.

The present invention relates to the use of silicates in a greenhouse film for increasing the flower development of a plant, wherein the film comprises at least a matrix and a silicate. Said invention also refers to a film comprising at least a matrix and said silicate to increase the flower development of a plant, and the use of a film comprising at least a matrix and said silicate in a greenhouse to increase the flower development of a plant.