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During course of history flowers have played immense role in our life. Early man also recognized the aesthetic role of flowers; in fact, some ancient cultures believed that they could appease the spirits of their ancestors by decorating their tombs with a particular type of flower. present study is based on primary metabolites like carbohydrate and protein in Chrysanthemum coronarium L and Gaillardia pulchella Foug. during study uncut flower was selected as a plant material. different stages were identified till the senescence stage.

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Mrs. Ruby Patel has completed B.Sc., M.Sc. (Gold Medalist), M.Phil. with good academic record and she has submitted her Ph.D. thesis on plant physiology. She did her research in plant physiology, plant tissue culture, horticulture and biological science with international publication. She acknowledges DST (New Delhi) for financial assistant.

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