Vol. 8, Issue 7 (2019)

Author(s):
Arunkumar P and Mangaiyarkarasi R

Abstract:
The study was conducted in Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. Hibiscus and Bougainvillea flowers were dried under microwave oven heat in different time interval (2.5 and 3.5) under different media (sand and borax) and observed changes in weight and colour. Among different media borax is suitable for drying at 2.5 minutes as these flower showed flexibility or retain as such without brittleness.