METHOD FOR KEEPING FRESHNESS OF PLANT

摘要

PURPOSE:To prolong the shelf life on the market, etc., and to keep the freshness of a plant such as vegetable and fruit in high efficiency with simple operation by cutting a harvested plant body and immersing the plant in an aqueous solution containing a plant-growth substance. CONSTITUTION:A harvested plant such as vegetable is cut and immersed in an aqueous solution containing a plant growth substance such as a substance having cytokinin activity (having a concentration of preferably 0.01-2%) or the plant is washed with the aqueous solution to keep the freshness of the plant. The aqueous solution is preferably incorporated with NaCl and/or sodium ascorbate.