Orchid seeds are predominantly wind-dispersed, often developed within dry, dehiscent fruits
that typically release millions of dust-like seeds into the air. Animal-mediated seed dispersal …

The natural fertilization of Vanilla planifolia has long been a matter of speculation. Stingless
(tribe Meliponini) and orchid bees (tribe Euglossini) are often cited as effective pollinators …

The natural pollinator of the major species of commercially-grown vanilla, Vanilla planifolia,
is unknown, and the crop requires hand pollination to achieve significant levels of fruit set; …

Despite being the second largest family of flowering plants, orchids represent community
structure variation in plant-microbial associations, contributes to niche partitioning in …

Pollination biology is anchored in natural history studies, defined broadly as the practice of
observing and describing an organism's behaviour, interactions, and association with the …

Background and Aims: Vanilla is one of the well-known genera of the family Orchidaceae
due to the ornamental, medicinal and culinary attributes of some of its taxa. The genus is …

The orchids in this dissertation associate with orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) for seed
germination, and plant growth thereafter. In such associations, orchids can be grouped into …

Antecedentes y Objetivos: Vanilla es uno de los géneros más conocidos de la familia
Orchidaceae debido a los atributos ornamentales, medicinales y culinarios de algunos de …