Table 1 The comparison of the main effect of holding solution (HS) with No Sucrose (NS) or with Sucrose (S) and pulsing solution (PS) with novel anti-senescence agent-engineered nanocomposites on the morpho-physiological and phytochemical characteristics of cut fresh Rosa hybrida cv. Moonstone

Main effect of holding solution (HS) with Sucrose (S) or No Sucrose (NS)

 No Sucrose (NS)

24.6 B

7.5 B

12.0 B

1.1 B

0.6 B

1.8 B

0.52 B

10.6 B

17.2 B

47.1 B

 Sucrose (S) 20 gl ^-1

27.2 A

8.3 A

12.4 A

1.2 A

0.7 A

2.0 A

0.57 A

12.8 A

18.1 A

50.3 A

 LSD _{0.05 (HS)}

2.249

0.144

0.326

0.083

0.049

0.132

0.044

0.509

0.813

1.589

Main effect of pulsing solution (PS) with novel anti-senescence agent-engineered nanocomposites

 Distilled water (Cont.)

24.2 BC

7.1 EF

11.3 BC

1.1 B

0.7 B

1.8 BC

0.46 C

8.0 HI

14.5 CD

40.4 CDE

 MWCNTs 10 ppm

23.9 BC

7.4 E

12.1 B

1.2 B

0.7 B

1.8 BC

0.47 BC

11.3 EF

13.5 CD

43.6 BCD

 MWCNTs 20 ppm

30.2 AB

9.0 AB

14.5 A

1.3 B

0.8 B

2.2 B

0.51 BC

18.9 A

23.0 AB

75.3 A

 MWCNTs 30 ppm

28.0 A-C

8.4 BC

12.1 B

1.2 B

0.7 B

2.1 BC

0.56 A-C

15.3 BC

23.0 AB

46.4 BC

 MWCNTs 40 ppm

25.0 BC

8.0 CD

11.6 BC

1.1 B

0.7 B

1.8 BC

0.69 A

10.7 FG

15.0 CD

48.3 B

 MWCNTs 50 ppm

22.2 BC

8.1 CD

11.3 BC

1.0 B

0.6 B

1.6 C

0.65 AB

9.0 GH

13.6 CD

44.1 BCD

 GA ₃ 75 ppm

24.2 BC

7.6 DE

11.8 BC

1.0 B

0.6 B

1.6 C

0.54 A-C

11.3 EF

16.9 C

38.6 DE

 MWCNTs 10/GA ₃ 75 ppm composites

28.1 A-C

8.8 B

12.6 B

1.0 B

0.6 B

1.8 BC

0.47 BC

13.7 CD

20.9 B

50.3 B

 MWCNTs 20/GA ₃ 75 ppm composites

34.8 A

9.4 A

14.8 A

1.7 A

1.0 A

2.8 A

0.47 BC

17.1 AB

26.3 A

78.6 A

 MWCNTs 30/GA ₃ 75 ppm composites

28.7 A-C

8.5 BC

12.6 B

1.1 B

0.7 B

1.9 BC

0.54 A-C

13.0 DE

20.5 B

50.1 B

 MWCNTs 40/GA ₃ 75 ppm composites

19.8 C

6.4 G

11.3 BC

0.9 B

0.6 B

1.5 C

0.55 A-C

6.4 IJ

12.3 D

34.6 E

 MWCNTs 50/GA ₃ 75 ppm composites

22.2 BC

6.6 FG

10.6 C

0.9 B

0.6 B

1.6 C

0.57 A-C

5.7 J

12.0 D

33.8 E

 LSD _{0.05 (PS)}

9.408

0.602

1.362

0.348

0.208

0.550

0.183

2.133

3.403

6.648