Fresh weight changes: In order to record fresh weight changes of cut flowers, flower stems were taken
out of vase making sure that stem end is not dry and weighted as quickly as possible by a balance on a
daily basis. Data were obtained to calculate fresh weight changes (g and %) and relative fresh
weight(RFW) changes of the stems. Relative fresh weight was calculated as: RFW (%) =(Wt/Wt0)×100;
where, Wt is weight of stem (g) at t = day 0, 1, 2, etc., andWt0 is weight of the same stem (g) at t=day 0