by C S Hew (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & J W H Yong (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Table of Contents (26k)
Preface (15k)
Chapter 1: The Relevance of Orchid Physiology to the Industry (105k)

Over the past ten years, the orchid industry has been growing at a steady pace in South-East Asia and East Asia. In some Asian countries, orchids have become an essential export item. To maintain this progress, there is an urgent need for a book that will help the region's orchid growers in improving their cultivation and management skills, and guide new students in understanding orchid physiology. This book provides a comprehensive description 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 as well as illustrations, is presented over nine chapters. Each chapter is designed to provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on a particular aspect of orchid physiology. This book complements the existing scientific literature available for improving orchid cultivation and setting a new research agenda, especially in the tropics.

• 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
• Appendix I:
  • Updated Literature (1997 to 2003)
• Appendix II:
  • “Can We Use Elevated CO₂ to Increase Productivity in the Orchid Industry?" (From the Malayan Orchid Review)