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.
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