This review provides a revised and expanded word-formula system of whole-seed primary
dormancy classification that integrates the scheme of Nikolaeva with that of Baskin and …

The Orchidaceae family is among the largest and most diverse groups of flowering plants
with 10% of all systematically verified angiosperms and 40% of monocotyledon species. The …

Stanhopea tigrina commonly known in Mexico as “cabeza de víbora” or “calaverita”, is an
endemic orchid from the mountain cloud forest of this country and it is currently an …

The present study examined the seed morphometric and viability, asymbiotic seed
germination, protocorm formation, and plantlet growth in Orchis simia Lam., an at-risk Euro …

In vitro cultivation techniques are viable alternatives for the germination and production of
orchid seedlings in a short period. From another perspective, when studying the optimal …

Worldwide, orchid species are threatened mainly due to human action. For this reason, it is
important search for inexpensive in vitro culture media that will help their rapid germination …

This study is the first approach to in vitro asymbiotic germination of two species of Sicilian
threatened terrestrial orchids, Anacamptis longicornu and Ophrys panormitana. Seeds were …

We aimed to explore in vitro seed germination optimizing and somatic embryogenesis
induction as well as to identify phytochemical constituents of endangered terrestrial orchid …

Laelia rubescens Lindl. is an orchid species that is currently threatened by fragmentation of
its habitat. Compared to other species of the genus Laelia, this species has been less …

Protocols for asymbiotic seed germination and seedling development of two terrestrial
orchid species–Gimnadenia conopsea and Anacamptis pyramidalis are presented in this …