Volume : II, Issue : V, May - 2013

Petal Senescence in Uncut Tithonia rotundifolia Blake: Role of Starch.

Ruby G Patel, Renuka J Desai, Archana U Mankad

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The senescence of flower petals is associated with a series of physiological and biochemical changes. Different flower parts senesce at different rates. Estimation of starch content was studied from first stage to senescent stage of Tithonia rotundifolia Blake flowers in uncut conditions. The amount of starch had a decreasing trend with first stages. After that it shows very less remarkable change till the senescent stage. The products of this starch eakdown could have been used up by the flower petals or might have been transported out of the ray florets.

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Ruby G Patel, Renuka J Desai, Archana U Mankad Petal Senescence in Uncut Tithonia rotundifolia Blake: Role of Starch. International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.V May 2013

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