Creating Best Practices for Terrestrial Orchid Propagation

Temperate orchid propagation methodology is largely decentralized, pragmatically unachievable and frequently unverified by replication. The Plant Conservation Program at UMLA is working to create a centralized resource for native orchid propagation for regional native orchids in a way that is available to groups that want to work with native orchids for conservation purposes but may […]

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Orchid Micropropagation: What it is, How to Do it, Methods & Challenges

Screenshot of Atlanta Botanic Garden's video on orchid propagation

Orchids are known to be quite difficult to propagate as they typically require fungal symbionts during their germination. In this video, Jason Ligon and Tito Tomei explain how to propagate orchids in the lab using sterile micropropagation techniques. They show each step and emphasize how important sterility is for the process. This video was made […]

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