Stages of <i>Lilium</i> cv. Yelloween flower lifespan from flower opening to senescing petals.

<p>Stages of <i>Lilium</i> cv. Yelloween flower lifespan from flower opening to senescing petals.</p

(A) Fresh weight and (B) dry weight of individual whole petals during flower development and senescence.

<p>Means with different letters are significantly different (Tukey test, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Each data point represents the mean ± S.E. (n = 3).</p

(A) DNA fragmentation at different stages of <i>Lilium</i> cv. Yelloween petal development from flower opening to senescence.

<p>M: DNA ladder marker.</p

Transcripts of (A) <i>LoSAG12</i>, (B) <i>LoCYP</i>, (C) <i>LoVPE</i>, and (D) <i>LoNUC</i> homologs in petals of <i>Lilium</i> cv. Yelloween flowers.

<p>Values for each homolog are relative to the expression level of ubiquitin. Each data point represents the mean ± S.E. (n = 3).</p

Changes in nitrogen content of epidermal and mesophyll cell tissues per petal from flower opening to senescence.

<p>Central bundles and the bottom part of each petal were excluded from samples. Means with different letters are significantly different in each tissue (Tukey test, <i>p</i> < 0.01). Each data point represents the mean ± S.E. (n = 3).</p><p>Changes in nitrogen content of epidermal and mesophyll cell tissues per petal from flower opening to senescence.</p

(A) Total proteinase activity and (B) protein content in <i>Lilium</i> cv. Yelloween petals.

<p>Each data point represents the mean ± S.E. (n = 3).</p