Results and Discussion
The flowers used for the experiment did not vary with
respect to fresh weight, since only uniform flowers were used.
Dry weight and moisture loss as influenced by cultivars viz.
Skyline, Lambada, Ravel and First Red harvested at two stages
viz., tight bud stage and half bloom stage did not differ
significantly. As the flowers were exposed to uniform temperature
of the room, the rate of dehydration was also uniform at all