. A large amount of ethylene is produced, mostly in the petals, several days after full opening of the flower
(Woodson et al., 1992). The increased ethylene production promotes the in-rolling of petals resulting in wilting of the flower.
The time of onset of ethylene production and the amount of
ethylene produced in the flowers vary with the carnation cultivar,
and thus influence their vase life (Nukui et al., 2004).
cut flowers with single
flowers at their fully open stage (day 0) and 3 cm in stem length