Asymbiotic germination of Borneo endemic orchid vanda hastifera

• Main Authors: Jualang @ Azlan Abdullah Gansau, Bong, C.S, Hartinie Marbawi, Devina David
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: SB113.2-118.46 Seeds. Seed technology; SB403-450.87 Flowers and flower culture. Ornamental plants
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31004/1/Asymbiotic%20germination%20of%20Borneo%20endemic%20orchid%20vanda%20hastifera-ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31004/2/Asymbiotic%20Germination%20of%20Borneo%20Endemic%20Orchid%20Vanda%20hastifera.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31004/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281444836_PROCEEDINGS_OF_THE_INTERNATIONAL_CONFERENCE_ON_PLANT_PHYSIOLOGY_2014

Orchid seeds are tiny, extremely light and often referred as "dust seeds". The seeds produced in vast numbers and contain very small nutrient reserves (Arditti and Abd Karim, 2000). Seeds may germinate in nature but will not grow unless infected by mycorrhizal fungus, which supplies the yo...