Increasing the Vase Life of Chrysanthemum Cut Flowers by Using Silver and Zinc Nanoparticles

Table 5

Total carotenoids in chrysanthemum cut flowers.

Treatment	Total carotenoids (ppm)							Distinction
	Day 0	Day 4	Day 7	Day 19	Day 20	Day 22	Day 23
C	88.35	127.05	—	—	—	—	—	38.70
NAg5	88.35	—	—	—	78.14	—	—	−10.21
NAg10	88.35	—	—	—	—	88.91	—	0.56
NAg20	88.35	—	—	—	—	—	82.44	−5.91
Ag25	88.35	—	—	111.39	—	—	—	23.04
NZn5	88.35	126.12	—	—	—	—	—	37.77
NZn10	88.35	186.33	—	—	—	—	—	97.98
NZn20	88.35	154.89	—	—	—	—	—	66.54
Zn20	88.35	—	126.75	—	—	—	—	38.40