In vitro flowering of orchids
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Asymbiotic Germination and Leaf Explant-Based Regeneration of the Endangered Medicinal Orchid Hemipilia cucullata from Mature Seeds
Published on: September 19, 2025
Jaime A Teixeira da Silva1, Gilberto B Kerbauy, Songjun Zeng
1Bioresource Production, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagawa University , Ikenobe, Kagawa , Japan .
Abstract:
Flowering is the most elusive and fascinating of all plant developmental processes. The ability to induce flowering in vitro in orchids would reduce the relatively long juvenile phase and provide deeper insight into the physiological, genetic and molecular aspects of flowering. This review synthesizes all available studies that have been conducted on in vitro flowering of orchids with the objective of providing valuable clues as to the mechanism(s) that is possibly taking place.
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