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This volume contains seven articles by outstanding contributors to orchid science. Topics include: ecology, development, physiology, the orchid production industry, pollination and the history of orchid botany. A special appendix features a complete discussion of pests which attack orchids and practical methods of pest control.
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Long--Long Misis Bilong Plaua (A. Millar). HISTORY. History of Orchids in Europe, from Antiquity to the 17th Century (P. Jacquet). ECOLOGY. Interactions Between Orchids and Ants (R. Peakall). DEVELOPMENT. Resupination (R. Ernst & J. Arditti). PHYSIOLOGY. Physiology of Orchid Flowers (P. Avadhani, et al.). ECONOMICS--HORTICULTURE. Orchid Cut--Flower Production in ASEAN Countries (C. Hew). POLLINATION. Fly Pollination in the Orchidaceae (D. Christensen). Appendix. Indexes.
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