The application relates to the field of
postharvest preservation of flowers and
cut flower
vase planting and maintenance technology, in particular to a composite
preservative liquid for prolonging the preservation period of
cut rhododendron flowers and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: taking part of deionized water, sequentially adding
trehalose,
sucrose and
potassium nitrate, stirring and dissolving to obtain a
sugar salt water phase; taking part of deionized water, adding
citric acid and stirring and dissolving, then adding
ferrous sulfate, stirring in the dark to obtain a
ferrous salt acidification pre-solution; slowly adding the
ferrous salt acidification pre-solution into the
sugar salt water phase, mixing under stirring to obtain a composite water phase; dissolving
gibberellin in
ethanol to prepare a
gibberellin mother liquor, and adding the
gibberellin mother liquor into the composite water phase; adding diluted sec-
butylamine into the obtained solution, stirring and mixing; adding the remaining deionized water to constant volume; filtering and sterilizing the adjusted solution, filling and sealing to obtain the composite
preservative liquid. The application can inhibit the
reproduction of
botrytis cinerea and maintain the good state of
cut flowers.