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Owing to its excellent keeping quality, wide range of forms, ability to withstand long-distance transport and remarkable ability to rehydrate after continuous shipping, carnation is preferred by growers to roses or chrysanthemums in several flower-exporting countries. According to a study conducted in the USA, approximately 34% of the total number of consumers expressed their liking for carnation 5 days after they were purchased, as against only 20% who favoured roses [1]. Although cut carnations are sold all the year round, they are in particular demand for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day and Christmas. While standard carnations are in greater demand, the miniature types are fast gaining in popularity for their potential use in floral arrangements and also as a cut flower at comparatively low price. White and pink standard carnations are in greatest demand, followed by red, yellow, sky blue and bicoloured [2]. In contrast, in miniatures, the terminal flowers bud is pinched to encourage clusters of short-stemmed small flowers. These types are mainly used for flower arrangements.

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Salunkhe, D.K., Bhat, N.R., Desai, B.B. (1990). Carnation. In: Postharvest Biotechnology of Flowers and Ornamental Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73803-6_3

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