Proceedings of the 17th World Orchid Conference, Shah Alam, 2002

About this book

The Proceedings of the 17th World Orchid Conference Sustaining Orchids for the Future 2002 is widely reckoned as one of the most well-produced proceedings of World Orchid Conferences held hitherto. It is beautifully illustrated by 76 colour plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations and comes complete with a list of Conference registrants and their addresses.

The contents include many interesting papers and reports, organized under sections for Keynote Addresses, Structure and Classification, Regional Accounts, Population Biology and Conservation Aspects, Horticulture, In-Vitro Propagation and Vase Life, Biotechnology, and Abstracts. This is a must for serious orchidologists.

Contents

    Foreword 7
    Preface 9
    The World Orchid Conference Trustees 10
    The Organizing Committee 11
    Notes from the Secretariat 12
    Alliances Meetings Sub-committee Report 12
    Official Social Events 12
    Judging 13
    Hybridizer’s Breakfast Forum 14
    Security 15
    Asia Pacific Orchid Conference Main Commitee Meeting 17
    Photographic Impressions of the Congress 17
    Orchid Stamps 20
    Awards and Trophies 26
    From the Senior Editor’s Desk 50
    South East Asia: A Cradle of Orchid Science 53
    Sustaining Orchids for the Future 75
    Molecular Systematics of Orchidaceae: A Literature Review 80
    Bioengineering of Orchids 97
    The Structure of Orchid Flowers 105
    Resupination 111
    The Structural Organization of Orchid Embryos: A Functional Interpretation 123
    Orchid Classification 127
    Molecular Phylogeny of Dendrobium Callista-Dendrobium Complex 131
    Systematics and the Segregation of Encyclia 134
    New, Rare and Unusual Orchid Species from South East Asia 143
    Preliminary Study of Orchidaceae at Huai Yang Waterfall National Park, Prachaup Khiri Khan Province, Thailand 146
    Uncommon endemic orchid species in Thailand 150
    Poverty Alleviation through Eco-Tourism in the Sikkim Himalayas 153
    Eco-Tourism: The World Natural Heritage and Biosphere Reserve, Huanglong 158
    Orchids of Southern Africa: Taxonomy, Habitats and Distribution 165

    Population Biology and Conservation Aspects
    How do Orchids regulate their numbers? 173
    Fragmentation of Tropical Rainforests and its effect on Orchid Survival 178
    Access into Forest Canopies: New Ways to Study Orchids and other Canopy Organisms? 186
    Temperate Terristial Orchids: Population Biology and Conservation Strategies 193
    Conservation of CITES Plants: Challenges and trade Implications 198
    Myanmar Native Orchids Listed in CITES Appendix 207
    Conservation and Sustainable Development of Orchids in Thailand 211
    Rescuing Orchids in Sinnamary Valley (French Guiana) 221
    Orchids in Switzerland: A Practical Case of Conservation of the Lady Slipper 226
    Orchids in Your Garden 233
    Orchid Breeding at the Singapore Botanic Gardens 236
    Horticulture History and Breeding of Dendrobium moniliforme in Japan 240
    Orchids growing in Turkey 242
    An efficient method for inoculating a weakly virulent Fusarium sp. to control yellow spot disease of Cybidium caused by Fusarium species 245
    Breeding with Luisia jonesii 247

    In-Vitro Propogation and Vase Life
    Orchid Chromosomes and their Behavior In-Vitro 251
    Phalaenopsis Callus and Protoplast Culture 257
    Reproductive Strategies of Habenaria radiata in Nature and Tissue Culture 262
    Regeneration of Aerides multiflora Roxb. Using Synthetic Seeds: A Study In-Vitro 267
    Micropropagation and Artificial Seed Production in two Cymbidium species 272
    Green Capsule Culture of Coelogyne Species 276
    Effects of Different Pulsing and Holding Solutions on the Vase Life of Diploid and Tetraploid Dendrobium ‘Caesar’ Flowers 281
    The Effect of Psilotum nudum in Prolonging the Vase Life of Dendrobium Jaq-Hawaii ‘Uniwai Pearl’ 284
    Effects of 1-Methycyclopropene on Vase Life of Dendrobium Walter Oumae 4N 287
    CO2 Enrichment and Quality Improvement of Orchid Flowers 290
    Physiological Charges of Dendrobium Sonia Bom 17after Gamma Irradiation 294
    Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Thirps and Tissue Characteristics of Dendrobium Sonia 17 297
    Seed Germination of the Mycotrophic Orchid, Didymoplexis pallens 299

    Biotechnology
    Generic Manipulation of Commercial Orchid Hybrids in Malaysia 305
    Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Orchid Plants 310
    Potential Application of Transgenic Phalaenopsos Orchids 314
    Increasing Characteristic variations in Dendrobium Orchids through Acute Irradiation 318
    A Co-bombardment DNA delivery method to introduce foreign genes into Dendrobium Sonia 17 322
    Optimisation of Biological parameters for Transformation of Oncidium Taka vis The Biolistic Method 325
    Biotechnology 331
    Classifications 336
    Communications 337
    Conservation and Habitats 337
    Cultivations 341
    Cytology 343
    Diversity 343
    Flower Biology 344
    Hybridisation 346
    Keynote Address 348
    Molecular Taxonomy 349
    Memoir 350
    Orchid Stamps 350
    Orchids of the World 351
    Pest and Diseases 354
    Physiology 354
    Plates 356
    List of Registrants 401
    List of Sales Vendors 427

 

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