Abstract Standard Carnation flowers (Dianthus caryophyllus cv. Dover) were harvested at the paint brush stage in early morning, pre-cooled 4° C for 6-h then moved under dry conditions to laboratory. Flowers weighted and treated 24-h with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) 0, 5 or 10 ppm plastic buckets. After pulsing treatments, cut transferred 500 mL glass jars containing 300 of preservation solutio...

five carnation cultivars (‘grand salam’, ‘nelson’, ‘kaly’, ‘cinderella’ and ‘tempo’) were evaluated with respect to growth, yield and quality characteristics under lath house conditions at kala shah kaku research station, directorate of floriculture, lahore during 2011. among the cultivars studied, maximum plant height was recorded in carnation cultivar ‘grand salam’ (78.66 cm) closely followed...

Four different type 1 ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) with RNA N-glycosidase activity were tested for their ability to attack the large rRNA of plant ribosomes derived from tobacco plants, as well as from the plant species from which the particular RIP had been isolated. Incubation of tobacco ribosomes with RIPs isolated from either Phytolacca americana L. (pokeweed), Dianthus barbatus L....

ABSTRACT Strains of the carnation wilt pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi, can be distinguished by DNA fingerprint patterns, using the fungal transposable elements Fot1 and impala as probes for Southern hybridization. The DNA fingerprints correspond to three groups of F. oxysporum f. sp. dianthi strains: the first group includes isolates of races 1 and 8; the second group includes isol...

carnation is considered as the world's third most important cut flower. tissue culture techniques offer suitable method for micropropagation of this ornamental plant. however, one of the problems during in vitro culture of carnation is vitrification. ratio of ammonium to nitrate and agar concentrations in the medium affect this phenomenon. therefore, in this study the effect of these factors on...

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) is one of the most important cut flowers in the world. Themajority of thecarnation cultivars are sensitive to ethylene which affected the physiological and biochemical postharvest characteristics of these flowers.Applying inhibitors of biosynthesis and action of ethylene is important factor to protect the display quality and extend postharvest life. In order...