REVIEW article
Front. Hortic.
Sec. Floriculture and Landscapes
Volume 4 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fhort.2025.1584484
This article is part of the Research TopicHorizons in HorticultureView all 3 articles
Trends in postharvest technology, marketing and distribution of the native Australian and South African ornamental plants, cut flowers and cut foliage
Provisionally accepted
- University of Peloponnese, Tripolis, Greece
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The use of flowers in daily human life has a long history and sub-stantiates our appreciation for their delicacy and wide variation in possible shapes and colours. Cultivation and trade of cut flowers and potted ornamental plants has been on the rise in recent years, and this is driven by the growing interest of society for nature and environment. Consequently, it is in the best of interest for floriculture specialists and scientists to tap upcoming trends and opportunities for new ornamental crops. Two major areas with global interest in biodiversity, are Australia and South Africa. Both serve as global hot spots of endemic flora, and throughout the years, many new species from these continents have been utilized by the floriculture sector. Many ornamental plant species from Australia and S. Africa are cultivated in different parts of the world and have established great commercial reputation. In the present review, we highlight the trade potential and the postharvest attributes of some of the most well-known species with international recognition
Keywords: Specialty cut flowers, postharvest, native species, ethylene, vase life
Received: 27 Feb 2025; Accepted: 29 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Darras. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Anastasios Darras, University of Peloponnese, Tripolis, Greece
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