AECN 141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Panicle, Sucrose, Percona
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Growers (south america more conducive to growing) Used to lose 7-18 days now they will only lose about 3 (is changing) Grower importer wholesaler florist final consumer (past) Early industry: grown locally and distributed nearby. Flowers grown in: asia, hawaii, us, africa, europe, south america. Prepared, precool, conditioned: taken care of properly after cutting. The most obvious and generally the most colorful flower parts. All petals collectively on a flower are termed the corolla. Some flowers are very durable others are more delicate. Flower-facing: flower turned to whoever is looking at the flower. The male reproductive part of the flower: comprised of filament and anther. Filament is the stalk of the stamen holding the anther upright. The anther is the pollen bearing portion of the stamen. Pollen maturity: discolors flowers, may speed senescence if ovules are fertilized. Solitary flower/mass flower: flowers that take up a lot of space, they create a focus point.
