Commercial Floriculture

Packing methods for cut flowers

• The method of packing depends on crop, flower, method of transport and market.
  
• The principle of packing is to keep the flowers for long time and retain quality by lowering the rate of transpiration and cell division during transportation and storage.
  
• The ideal packing should be air tight, moisture proof and strong enough to withstand handling, transport and staking.
  
• Corrugated fibre board boxes possessing isothermic properties, light in weight and reusable are generally suitable.
  
• The dimension of packing boxes depends on stem length, type of flower, efficient utilization of space in the cargo, refrigerated trucks, etc.