Research Article

Chlorophyll a Fluorescence as a Tool in Evaluating the Effects of ABA Content and Ethylene Inhibitors on Quality of Flowering Potted Bougainvillea

Table 1

Flower and leaves lost after seven days storage from two Bougainvillea cultivars. Values are means with standard errors ( š‘› = 5 ).

FlowersLeaves
Cv Don MarioFW (g)DW (g)FW (g)DW (g)

ā€ƒControl 8 . 1 9 Ā± 4 . 2 6 9 2 . 1 9 Ā± 1 . 0 9 9 3 . 9 6 Ā± 1 . 7 6 4 1 . 0 8 Ā± 0 . 5 0 1
ā€ƒAOA 1 0 . 0 4 Ā± 2 . 1 0 2 2 . 7 5 Ā± 0 . 4 6 8 4 . 9 7 Ā± 0 . 8 1 2 1 . 3 7 Ā± 0 . 3 2 1
ā€ƒ1-MCP 8 . 7 0 Ā± 3 . 6 6 6 2 . 3 2 Ā± 1 . 1 6 1 9 . 6 9 Ā± 5 . 2 3 4 2 . 2 7 Ā± 1 . 2 6 7

Cv Rosenka
ā€ƒControl 2 . 2 9 Ā± 0 . 8 0 0 0 . 6 0 Ā± 0 . 2 4 4 1 . 6 2 Ā± 0 . 6 4 9 0 . 5 0 Ā± 0 . 2 2 6
ā€ƒAOA 5 . 3 5 Ā± 1 . 5 7 5 1 . 9 0 Ā± 0 . 5 5 2 0 . 8 7 Ā± 0 . 1 5 2 0 . 2 5 Ā± 0 . 0 6 1
ā€ƒ1-MCP 1 . 7 5 Ā± 1 . 0 3 7 0 . 6 4 Ā± 0 . 2 9 7 0 . 4 2 5 Ā± 0 . 4 2 5 0 . 1 5 Ā± 0 . 1 4 9

Data were subjected to one-way ANOVA analysis, and no difference was found for š‘ƒ < 0 . 0 5 .