SAMD00003170 3570 Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) cultivar ‘Francesco’ The following plant tissues were used: flower bud, flower (day 0 [full open flower], 3 days after full open, 8 days after full open, 4-h ethylene treated [10 μl•l–1], 20-h ethylene treated [10 μl•l-1]), young and adult leaves, and stem (with shoot apex).