THE PHYSIOLOGY OF TROPICAL ORCHIDS IN RELATION TO THE INDUSTRY
by C S Hew & J W H Yong (National University of Singapore)
Over the past ten years, the orchid industry is growing at a steady pace in the South East Asia and East Asia regions. In some Asian countries, orchids have become an essential export item. To maintain this progress, there is an urgent need for a book that is relevant to the region orchid growers in improving their cultivation and management skills, and to guide new students in understanding orchid physiology. This book provides a comprehensive account of tropical orchid physiology relevant to commercial growers, research workers and graduate students. An integrated and unifying theme of tropical orchid physiology, with a clearly written factual text and illustration, is presented over nine chapters. Each chapter is designed to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date information on an aspect of orchid physiology. This book complements the existing scientific literature available to improve orchid cultivation and to set new research agenda especially in the tropics.
Contents:
- The Relevance of Orchid Physiology to the Industry
- A Brief
Introduction to Orchid Morphology and Nomenclature
- Photosynthesis
- Respiration
- Mineral Nutrition
- Control of Flowering
- Partitioning of Assimilates
- Flower Senescence and Postharvest Physiology
- Recent Advances in Orchid Tissue Culture
Readership: Students, research workers and people interested or
involved in the commercial growing of orchids.
"... it is excellent and would be hard to beat or even equal ... is well written in a clear, easy to read style; contains a large amount of good information in its 331 pages; is excellently produced and bound."
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Pub. date: Jul 1997 |
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