Commercial Propagation of Orchids in Tissue Culture: Seed-Flasking Methods
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Book Description
Commercial Propagation of Orchids in Tissue Culture: Seed-Flasking Methods is an illustrated laboratory manual that describes in easily understood language the stepwise process of propagating orchids from seed via ‘seed flasking,' a technique based on tissue-culture technology. The methods described include Preparation of: Green Pod for Seed Sowing; Split Pod for Dry-Seed Sowing; Spread Flask; and Replate Flask.
This informative volume also presents: pros-and-cons of seed flasking versus cloning; detailed descriptions of media, their components, and preparation; guidelines to using sterile technique; and a photographic life cycle of orchids grown in seed flasks. An invaluable appendix presents an 8-page table of orchid-pod collection times, including 471 species/hybrids among 124 genera. A glossary and comprehensive index complete the book. This book won an Award of Excellence from The Intermountain Chapter of The Society for Technical Communication in its 2000-2001 Publications Competition.
A removable 8.5"x14" tri-fold companion Quick Reference Guide summarizes all the media and propagation methods presented in greater detail within the book. It guides the user bench-side after he's read and studied the manual.
Comb-bound, softcover book easily lies flat or folds. 8.5"x11" format. 53 B&W photographs. 63 pages.
About the Author
Kay S. Greisen worked most of her professional life as a biotech scientist in both academia and industry before re-training for a career change to technical writer/communicator and publisher. While earning a Certificate in Technical Communication, she wrote an STC-award-winning, illustrated laboratory manual on growing orchids from seed in tissue culture, a technique known as ‘seed flasking.' She later self-published that book, which the American Orchid Society added to its booklist.
Commercial Propagation of Orchids in Tissue Culture: Seed-Flasking Methods,Kay Schlosser Greisen,Kay S. Greisen Specialties,0972227008,Flowers - Orchids,Gardening,Gardening / Flowers / Orchids,General,Life Sciences - Horticulture,Micropropagation,Orchid culture,Orchid industry,Orchids,Propagation,Science,Science / Horticulture,Science/Mathematics,Tissue culture
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