An investigation was carried out to study the effect of different holding solution combinations on vase life of cut carnation cv. Kiro. The flowers were kept under common holding solution (sucrose 4% + 8-HQS 200 ppm) along with GA3 at 25 ppm recorded significantly highest water uptake on 6 th day ( g flower-1 ) the highest transpirational loss of water ( g flower-1 ) and highest fresh weight change of flower ( g flower-1 ) which have extended the vase life period of carnation flower cv. Kiro. | Effect of holding solutions on the water relations in vase life of cut carnation cv. Kiro
