Product Description
The authors provide a comprehensive worldwide survey of the literature on the methods for multiplying orchid plants using tissue culture techniques. These are the newest techniques derived from current molecular biology research and offer great practical utility for growers of often rare and beautiful orchids. All of the information required to propagate orchids, including detailed how-to protocols for each orchid type and an outline of techniques and procedures, is provided.
Book Description
The second edition of this classic book offers a comprehensive summary of methods for multiplying orchids through micropropagation. Presented here are the classic, established and latest techniques that represent the forefront of clonal propagation over the past half century. The text features a detailed collection of procedures for multiplying orchids, including organ, tissue, and cell culture techniques in vitro. These methods include tables of complete recipes for a wide range of culture media. Chemical formulae, historical vignettes, and seldom seen illustrations of people, orchids, apparatus, and tools are included in this updated edition.
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