Micropropagation of Orchids. 3 vols. 3rd edition. 2017. illus. 2368 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Divided into three volumes, Micropropagation of Orchids Third Edition retains the exhaustive list of micropropagation protocols for many genera and updates each section to include new and/or revised information about: Culture media and vessels/ Techniques and procedures for both orchids which were previously cultured and for those which were not/ Plant hormones and growth regulators/ Media components/ Methods for tissue decontamination/ Historical information/ Procedures for the cultivation for plantlets which have been removed from flasks/ Sources of light and illumination methods/ Written by two globally acknowledged experts in the field, the third edition of this definitive text on the micropropagation of orchids is a detailed and comprehensive collection of procedures and methods for multiplying orchids, including organ, tissue, and cell culture techniques in vitro and is intended for researchers in plant science and propagation, professional and amateur orchid growers, and plant breeding professionals. Much of the general information about techniques and procedures can be applied to plants other than orchids.- Preface/ Preface to the Second Edition /Preface to the First Edition/ Chapter 1: History Chapter 2: General Outline of Techniques and Procedures/ Chapter 3: Methods for Specific Genera (Acampe/ Aeridachnis/ Aerides/ Aeridovanda/ Anacamptis/ Angraecum/ Anoectochilus/ Ansellia/ Arachnis/ Arachnostylis/ Aranda/ Aranthera/ Arundina/ Ascocenda/ Ascocentrum/ Ascofinetia /Barlia/ Bletilla/ Brassavola/ Brassia/ Brassocattleya/ Calanthe/ Catasetum/ Cattleya/ Caularthron/ Cleisostoma/ Clowesia/ Coelogyne/ Cymbidium/ Cypripedium/ Cyrtopodium/ Dactylorchis/ Dactylorhiza/ Darwinara/ Dendrobium/ Disa/ Diuris/ Doriella/ Doritaenopsis/ Doritis/ Encyclia/ Epidendrum/ Epiphronitis/ Erycina/ Eulophia/ Gastrochilus/ Geodorum/ Goodyera/ Grammatophyllum/ Habenaria/ Hadrolaelia/ Hetaeria/ Holttumara/ Ipsea/ Kagawara/ Laelia/ Laeliocattleya/Liparis/ Ludisia (Haemaria)/ Luisia/ Lycaste/ Malaxis/ Maxillaria/ Miltonia/ Mokara/ Mormodes/ Neofinetia/ Neostylis/ Neottia/Nervilia/ Nigritella/ Oberonia/ Odontioda/ Odontoglossum/ Phalaenopsis/ Pholidota/ Phragmipedium/ Pleione/ Pogonia/ Vascostylis/ Vuylstekeara/ Zygopeta)/ Chapter 4: Summary/ Appendix 1: General Information on Supplies, Equipment, Terms, and Reagents/ Appendix 2: Sources of Supplies and Equipment/ Appendix 3: Some Sites of Interest on the World Wide Web/ Appendix 4: Light/ Appendix 5: Formulary/ Appendix 6: Atomic Weights, Concentrations, Exponents,Greek and Roman Letters, Ions, Measurements, Molecular Weights, Prefixes, Valences, Units, and Solutions/ Appendix 7: Additional Information/ Appendix 8: Plant Preservative Mixture/ Appendix 9: Media/ Appendix 10: ASCII Codes/ Glossary/ Index.