Asymbiotic seed germination and in vitro conservation of Coelogyne nervosa A. Rich. an endemic orchid to Western Ghats

Ex situ conservation of Cymbidium eburneum Lindl.: a threatened and vulnerable orchid, by asymbiotic seed germination

The population of many splendid orchids is reducing from their natural habitats at an alarming rate and their conservation is becoming a matter of global concern. Asymbiotic seed germination has been applied for ex situ conservation of rare, endangered and threatened orchid taxa and could provide rapid means their multiplication. In the present study reported here, seeds of an epiphytic and rar...

Genitic Diversity of an Endemic Medicinal Orchid, Coelogyne Nervosa A. Rich. from Southern India Using Morphological and Molecular Markers

Genetic diversity of an endemic medicinal orchid, Coelogyne nervosa A. Rich. was investigated by using SDS-PAGE, RAPD markers and morphological characters. C. nervosa is growing as epiphyte as well as lithophytes in Eastern and Western Ghats of India. It is an important medicinal orchid showing antioxidant and anticancer properties. Leaf samples collected from these two reference sites were tak...

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Effects of Carbohydrate Source on the in Vitro Asymbiotic Seed Germination of the Terrestrial Orchid Habenaria Macroceratitis

EFFECTS OF CARBOHYDRATE SOURCE ON THE IN VITRO ASYMBIOTIC SEED GERMINATION OF THE TERRESTRIAL ORCHID HABENARIA MACROCERATITIS Scott L. Stewart a b & Michael E. Kane a a Plant Restoration, Conservation, and Propagation Biotechnology Program, Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA b Horticulture and Agriculture Programs, Kankakee Community College,...

An Effective Nutrient Media for Asymbiotic Seed Germination and In Vitro Seedling Development of Phalaenopsis ‘Bahia Blanca’

Our study was to develop a rapid and successful method for promoting asymbiotic seed germination and growth and development of protocorm like bodies (PLBs) and subsequent plantlets of Phalaenopsis orchid. Four basal media i.e. Murashige and Skoog (MS), half strength MS (½MS), Knudson C (KC) and, Vacin and Went (VW) supplemented with coconut water and peptone were examined for their effectivenes...