Title: (Optional) Process flowers.
Course: Agricultural Education - Development (18003-I) > Section: Investigating the Floriculture Industry

Processing should include

- using required PPE
- identifying factors affecting the shelf life of cut materials
- outlining the steps to be followed in conditioning cut materials
- specifying pretreatments of cut materials
- identifying the stage of bloom at which to purchase cut flowers
- listing ethylene-sensitive cut flowers
- identifying preventive measures to control ethylene-induced disorders
- comparing floral preservatives and their formulations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What can be done to make fresh flowers last longer?
- What causes roses to never open?
- At what temperature should fresh flowers be stored?