Fig. 6. Loss of fresh weight (FW) of segments along stems of cut Gerbera cv. Tamara
flowers, comparing day 7 of vase life with day 0. On day 0 FW was determined in
stems segment of 10 flowers. On day 7 the segment FW was determined in 5 bent
stems (open bars) and 5 non-bent stems (closed bars). The experiment was carried
out in summer. Data are means
±
SD.