ISHS Acta Horticulturae 71: Symposium on Carnations
GLUCID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM OF THE CARNATION CUT-FLOWER SUPPLIED OR NOT WITH A SACCHAROSE SOLUTION |
| Author: | A. Paulin |
| Abstract:
In the carnation cut-flower (var. Scania) supplied with water the glucids are found to disappear rapidly whereas the proteins are actively degraded and wilting appears simultaneously. The supply with a saccharose solution leads to a prolonged survival of the flower in comparison with the water supply. This survival is related to the high contents of glucids and correlatively of proteins which remain in the petaloid pieces. Saccharose is partly used by the flower for its protein de novo synthesis. | |
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