The effect of cutting carnations in the bud stage on quality and yield of flowers from a nursery

The harvesting of carnation buds at early stages of development resulted in an increase of 10–60% (depending upon the growing-period and the cultivar) in the number of newly formed flower buds, even when the carnations were grown during a period of 11 months. A 22-month period of cultivation resulted in a larger increase in the number of buds.Tight buds could be successfully opened with opening-solution to fully developed flowers, without losing their quality when compared with control flowers harvested at the half-bloom stage.