Modern methods in Orchid Conservation

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 12/7/1989
EAN 9780521372947, ISBN10: 0521372941

Hardcover, 184 pages, 23.4 x 15.5 x 1.3 cm
Language: English

The subject matter of this text is conference based and deals with the physiology, ecology and management of orchid conservation. It offers information not only to the orchid research scientist, but also to the orchid enthusiast curious about the scientific background to this topic. Interest and support for plant conservation has increased considerably and a great deal of attention has been focused on the plight of members of the orchid family. The development makes it desirable to collect existing information and to consider areas of research.

Preface
1. Factors influencing the germination and storage characteristics of orchid pollen H. W. Pritchard and F. G. Prendergast
2. Effect of temperature and moisture content on the viability of Cattelya aurantiaca seed P. T. Seaton and N. S. J. Hailes
3. Asymbiotic germination of epiphytic and terrestrial orchids D. Butcher and S. A. Marlow
4. Germination and mycorrhizal fungus compatability in European orchids H. J. Muir
5. Host-fungus relationships in orchid mycorrhizal systems G. Hadley and G. F. Pegg
6. The effects of the composition of the atmosphere on the growth of seedlings of Cattleya aurantiaca N. S. J. Hailes and P. T. Seaton
7. Orchid propagation by tissue culture techniques - past, present and future J. Stewart
8. Population biology and conservation of Ophrys sphegodes M. J. Hutchings
9. Predicting population trends in Ophrys sphegodes M. J. Hutchings
9. Predicting population trends in Ophrys sphegodes Mill. S. Waite
10. Predicting the probability of the bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) flowering or remaining vegetative from the size and number of leaves T. C. E. Wells and R. Cox
11. British orchids in their European context J. J. Wood
12. The Nature Conservancy Council and orchid conservation L. Farrell and R. Fitzgerald
13. A private conservation project in the coastal rainforest in Brazil
the first ten years R. C. Warren
14. The role of the living orchid collection at Kew in conservation S. Tasker
15. Import and export of orchids and the law S. G. Knees
Index.