Fig. 4. Fresh weight (FW) of the total flower and its parts during the vase life of cut
Gerbera cv. Tamara flowers, in an experiment carried out in summer. (A) FW of the
total flower, expressed as a percentage of initial weight (open circles), related to
stem bending (closed circles). Bending occurred only when the FW had decreased
to below initial, (B) FW of the floral heads (open circles) and stems (closed circles)
during vase life and (C) relative FW of the floral head (open circles) and stem (closed
circles) during vase life. Data are means of ten individual flowers
±
SD.