Variety traits

Remontancy of carnation

Dianthus L.

Remontancy in garden carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) is the plant's ability to form replacement shoots from axillary buds after cutting or the completion of a cycle, which ensures prolonged and repeat flowering.

In the reference 23 varieties crop Carnation, where this is mentioned in the description.

In the Dianthus caryophyllus crop, remontancy is manifested in the plant's ability to sequentially develop generative shoots from axillary buds after the axial flower is cut. In commercial cultivation, this trait allows for maintaining a continuous production cycle throughout the year, provided that light and temperature regimes are controlled.

Assessment of remontancy is based on the intensity of shoot formation and the plant's ability to develop flower stalks from the middle part of the stem, most often from the 5th to 8th pair of leaves. Productivity depends on the total number of shoots of various orders, while breeding indicators take into account the gradual weakening of branching after the formation of the fourth order of shoots.

General information about the subject — on the page Remontancy.

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Varieties of Carnation mentioned in the description

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