{{cite journal | last1=Safdar | first1=Hifza | author2=Iftikhar Ahmad | author3=John M. Dole | author4=Hina Safdar | author5=Ayesha Jabeen | year=2026 | title=OPTIMIZING POSTHARVEST HANDLING PROTOCOLS FOR CUT Helianthus annuus L. - A NOVEL SPECIALTY CUT FLOWER | journal=Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences | volume=36 | issue=3 | pages=831-841 | doi=10.36899/JAPS.2026.3.0068 | issn=1018-7081 | eissn=2309-8694 | publisher=Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum | url=https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2025-JAPS-914}}