Fig. 8
Effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 10 mg L−1) on the transcript levels of ethylene biosynthesis genes (DcACS1 (a) and DcACO1) (b), in the petals of different carnation ‘Venus’, ‘Tico Tico’, and ‘Shino Lily’, which were collected on day 9 after the treatment. Data represent mean of three replicates, while bar indicates standard deviation. Means with two asterisks (**) are highly significant (T-test, p < 0.01)