Breadcrumb
Orchid Micropropagation and the Potential for Conservation
Presentation Year
2024
College or Department
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Orchidaceae is one of the most diverse flowering plant families. Despite the worldwide popularity of Phalaenopsis for floral aesthetics, many other ecologically important species are either endangered or threatened and require elaborate cultivation strategies. Currently one of the top conservation approaches utilizes clonal propagation techniques via tissue culture, resulting in vegetative propagation in mass numbers. We present successful sterile introduction, cultivation and maintenance of Phalaenopsis seedlings with the hope that this tissue culture method can be applied to native orchid species here in Humboldt County.
Does your project align with any of the following?
sustainability related (explores at least two dimensions of sustainability: environment, economy, society)
sustainability (explores interrelationships between environment society AND economy)
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
Primary Contact: First Name
Rebecca
Primary Contact: Last Name
Bendzick
Primary Contact: Email
Rcb114@humboldt.edu
Primary Contact: I am a
Undergraduate Student
Primary Contact: Phone Number
(916)298-5974