Rare Orchid Rapid Propagation and Care

Author: Li Zihong
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book mainly introduces non-tissue culture rapid propagation, tissue culture rapid propagation, and rapid propagation techniques for common exotic orchids.
Non-tissue culture rapid propagation: It covers the various factors affecting non-tissue culture rapid propagation, the biological characteristics of pseudobulbs and root tubers (dragon roots), and various methods to fully utilize pseudobulbs and root tubers to improve propagation coefficients, as well as improved seed sowing propagation techniques.
Tissue culture rapid propagation: It introduces the history of orchid tissue culture technology, facility conditions, and technical operations. It also discusses the factors influencing orchid tissue culture and rapid propagation, common culture media, optimal culture protocols, the correct selection and handling of explants, the isolation, identification, and use of orchid mycorrhizal fungi, hybrid breeding and genetics, seedless sterile germination and symbiotic germination, and artificial mutation of rapid propagation clones. It particularly emphasizes the technical operations for orchid enthusiasts to practice rapid propagation at home under local conditions.
Exotic orchid rapid propagation techniques: It introduces the establishment methods of rapid propagation clones for 15 common cultivated orchids. Among them, the tissue culture rapid propagation operations for Chinese orchids are detailed, while the domestic mass-marketed exotic orchids are described briefly, as they have already been successfully industrialized.
Suitable for orchid enthusiasts, flower producers and operators, scientific and technical personnel, and students and teachers of relevant disciplines.