Description
Book SynopsisContains seven articles on orchid science, covering such issues as ecology, biological development, physiology, pollination, the orchid production industry and the history of orchid botany. An appendix features many practical methods of pest control.
Table of ContentsLong-Long Misis Bilong Plaua (A. Millar).
HISTORY.
History of Orchids in Europe, from Antiquity to the 17th Century(P. Jacquet).
ECOLOGY.
Interactions Between Orchids and Ants (R. Peakall).
DEVELOPMENT.
Resupination (R. Ernst & J. Arditti).
PHYSIOLOGY.
Physiology of Orchid Flowers (P. Avadhani, et al.).
ECONOMICS-HORTICULTURE.
Orchid Cut-Flower Production in ASEAN Countries (C. Hew).
POLLINATION.
Fly Pollination in the Orchidaceae (D. Christensen).
Appendix.
Indexes.
