%0 Journal Article %T Girassol ornamental: caracteriza£¿£¿o, p¨®s-colheita e escala de senesc¨ºncia %A Curti %A Gilberto Luiz %A Martin %A Thomas Newton %A Ferronato %A Marlene de Lurdes %A Benin %A Giovani %J Revista de Ci¨ºncias Agr¨¢rias %D 2012 %I Sociedade de Ci¨ºncias Agr¨¢rias de Portugal %X the ornamental sunflower widen the market of ornamental plants in brazil. thus, this study aimed to present a characterization of post-harvest management and to propose a range of senescence stage of sunflower as an ornamental in relation to senescence, flower longevity and benchmark values of trade. the production of flowers is a high risk activity for the fragility of the product, aesthetic qualities and conditions of production as well as lower post-harvest durability of the product. this study proposes a range of senescence stages for ornamental sunflower cultivars as the aging of different chapters to assign salaries and marketability of the crop. %K £¿brs o¨¢sis£¿ %K £¿brs paix£¿o m.£¿ %K £¿brs ref¨²gio m£¿ %K flowers %K flowers trade. %U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0871-018X2012000100023&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en