Research Article

Psidium guajava and Piper betle Leaf Extracts Prolong Vase Life of Cut Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) Flowers

Table 1

Scheme for scoring growth of microorganism based on colony.

Microorganism growthColonyScore

Abundant(>300 per plate)5/5
Moderate(30–300 per plate)3/5
Few(<30 per plate)1/5
None00