Abstract
The polyamines putrescine and spermine were effective in delaying the senescence of carnation buds, but were ineffective when applied to flowers of which the petals had already opened, and were 90° with respect to the stem. Higher levels of endogenous putrescine were detected in the open flowers than in the buds, and this may explain the negative effect obtained when polyamines were applied to open flowers that were picked for commercial distribution.
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Abbreviations
- AOA:
-
amino-oxyacetic acid
- AVG:
-
amino-ethoxyvinyl-glycine
- SAM:
-
S-adenosyl methionine
- STS:
-
silver thiosulphate
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Upfold, S.J., Van Staden, J. Polyamines and carnation flower senescence: Endogenous levels and the effect of applied polyamines on senescence. Plant Growth Regul 10, 355–362 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00024594
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