So flowers were selectively
collected on 27 April, 30 April, 4 May, 8 May, and 12
May 2013. Fresh flowers weighted immediately after each collection
and after the final collection, total weight of the harvested
flowers were considered as a fresh flowers yield. A
sample of the harvested fresh flowers were used for the assessment
of carbohydrate (0.2 g of fresh leaf tissue), prolin (0.2 g
of fresh leaf tissue) and carotenoid (0.1 g of fresh leaf tissue).
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