The Physiology of Tropical Orchids in Relation to the Industry

C S Hew, J W H Yong;;;

• Publisher: WSPC
• Year: 2004
• eBook ISBN: 9789813106277
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Botany
• Index: Biological Sciences

Over the past ten years, the orchid industry has been growing at a steady pace in South-East Asia and East Asia. In some Asian countries, orchids have become an essential export item. To maintain this progress, there is an urgent need for a book that will help the region's orchid growers in improving their cultivation and management skills, and guide new students in understanding orchid physiology. This book provides a comprehensive description of tropical orchid physiology relevant to commercial growers, research workers and graduate students. An integrated and unifying theme of tropical orchid physiology, with a clearly written factual text as well as illustrations, is presented over nine chapters. Each chapter is designed to provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on a particular aspect of orchid physiology. This book complements the existing scientific literature available for improving orchid cultivation and setting a new research agenda, especially in the tropics.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface to the 2nd Edition
• Preface to the 1st Edition
• Acknowledgements
• 1. The Relevance of Orchid Physiology to the Industry
• 2. A Brief Introduction to Orchid Morphology and Nomenclature
• 3. Photosynthesis
• 4. Respiration
• 5. Mineral Nutrition
• 6. Control of Flowering
• 7. Partitioning of Assimilates
• 8. Flower Senescence and Postharvest Physiology
• 9. Recent Advances in Orchid Tissue Culture
• Appendix I: Updated Literature (1997 to 2003)
• Appendix II: "Can we use elevated CO2 to increase productivity in the orchid industry?" (from the Malayan Orchid Review)
• Subject Index
• Plant Index