Commercial Floriculture

Hot air oven drying

Procedure
• The container with the embedded plant material is kept in the hot air oven at a controlled temperature for appropriate time.

Advantages :
• Faster dehydration
  
• Temperature can be maintained
  
• Independent from weather conditions
  
• Superior quality product

Disadvantages :
• Costlier
  
• Brittle flowers due to lack of humidity.

• Accordingly drying period varies from 48 to 72 hours and temperature varies from 30 0C to 50 0C.