Developmental Stages of Oncidium Gower Ramsey Flower
doi: 10.15886/j.cnki.rdswxb.2016.04.006
- Received Date: 2016-07-07
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Key words:
- Oncidium Gower Ramsey /
- flower development /
- flower senescence /
- developmental stage
Abstract: Flowers of Oncidium Gower Ramsey ‘Gold No. 2’were observed to identify their developmental stages according to the morphological changes in different parts of a flower. and their changes in morphology,size,duration and weight( fresh weight and dry weight) at each developmental stage were determined. The flower development of Oncidium Gower Ramsey was divided into eight stages: bud stage,bud burst stage,half-opened stage,pre-blooming stage,blooming stage,initial stage of senescence,senescence stage,and withered and abscised stage. The vase life for flower development from the bud stage to the withered and abscised stage was about 16-9 days,and the duration of optimal vase life( from the half-opened stage to initial stage of senescence)for viewing was 4-8 days. In the development process of Oncidium Gower Ramsey cut flower,fresh and dry weight of each part of the cut flower tended to increase before and decline after the blooming stage.
Citation: | SHI Lesong, SUN Hui, TIAN Xiaoyan, WU Fanhua, CAI Xiuqing, ZHUANG Yufen, LIU Jinping. Developmental Stages of Oncidium Gower Ramsey Flower[J]. Journal of Tropical Biology, 2016, 7(4): 440-443,449. doi: 10.15886/j.cnki.rdswxb.2016.04.006 |