Agar has been the popular choice of the masses as tissue culture gelling matrix. But, in
culture medium one of the costlier components is agar which accounts for∼ 38% of the …

The Orchidaceae constitutes one of the largest families of flowering plants comprising about
28,484 species. It contributes about 40 percent of monocotyledons. In India, it represents the …

Cymbidium aloifolium is a multipurpose economically important epiphytic orchid grows on
tree trunk in the primary forests. Its population in natural habitat is downsized due to different …

In the present study aerial roots were successfully used as explants source for in vitro
propagation of Cymbidium aloifolium and Cymbidium iridioides. Aerial roots of~ 5–6 week …

The family Orchidaceae is one of the largest flowering plant families with a cosmopolitan
distribution. Orchids are profusely growing, particularly in the humid tropics and subtropics …

Orchids represent one of the most important groups of flowering plants in Nagaland. Besides
ornamental value orchids are long known for their medicinal usage especially in the …

Nagaland represent as one of the orchid rich habitats of India. The number of species in
Orchidaceae have undergone drastic increase with addition of new records over the past …

Survey was made in three different districts of Nagaland, India (Mokokchung, Wokha and
Zunheboto) by interacting with the people about the plants/parts used by them. Information …

Orchidaceae is one of the most ecologically and morphologically diverse families of
flowering plants. It is the second largest family of flowering plants in the world, comprising of …

Habitat destruction, indiscriminate and rampant collection of Vandaceous orchids for their
ornamental and medicinal values have resulted many of the important species pushed to …