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Orchid Seed Germination Media. A Compendium of Formulations.
by Hicks, Aaron J. and Katy Lynn, Editor
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- ISBN 10
- 096730492X
- ISBN 13
- 9780967304922
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Chandler, AZ: The Orchid Seedbank Project, 2019. 211pgs. Fine condition softcover, as new from publisher. First Edition Fourth Printing. April 2019. An authoritative and comprehensive compendium of over 130 media formulations and recipes used for the propagation of orchid seeds in vitro, this treatise presents not just the hows, but the very readable wherefores and whys of the materials and techniques used. Contents: History; Chemistry: The Elements, Isotopes, Oxidation States, The Chemistry of Ions, Formula Weight; The Metric System; Stock Solutions, Overlays; Glassware: Glass, Pipettes, Volumetric Flasks, Erlenmeyer Flasks, Graduated Cylinders, Beakers, Cleaning; Water; pH; The Mineral Nutrition of Orchids: Orthogonally Constructed Media, Mineral Nutrition of Orchid Plants; Essentiality: Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur; Micronutrients: Iron, Manganese, Boron, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum, Chlorine; Other Elements: Cobalt, Silicon, Sodium, Nickel, Vanadium, Iodine, Aluminum; Vitamins; Other Media Components, Sugars; Heterotrophic Carbon: Buffers, Undefined Components, Plant Growth Regulators, Individual Genera [Bulbophyllum, Calypso, Cattleya, Coryanthes, Cymbidium, Cypripedium, Cyrtopodium, Dendrobium, Disa, Doritis, Epidendrum, Gongora, Grammatophyllum, Laelia, Mermecophilia, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum, Peristeria, Phalaenopsis, Phragmipedium, Pleurothallis, Schomburgkia, Sophronitis, Spiranthes, Stanhopea, Thelymitra, Vanda, Vanilla, Zygopetalum]; Constructing Media; Media Formulation, Osmotic Strength; The Media [recipe, notes and sources for each]; References; Alphabetical Index of Media. By the author of Asymbiotic Technique of Orchid Seed Germination and Orchid Seed Germination Manual. ISBN-10: 096730492X, ISBN-13: 9780967304922. #2408. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. New. Illus. by Doug Baldwin Photography. Small 4to., 8x10.5 Inches.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-206) and index.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2408
- Title
- Orchid Seed Germination Media. A Compendium of Formulations.
- Author
- Hicks, Aaron J. and Katy Lynn, Editor
- Illustrator
- Doug Baldwin Photography
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Edition
- First Edition, Fourth Printing
- ISBN 10
- 096730492X
- ISBN 13
- 9780967304922
- Publisher
- The Orchid Seedbank Project
- Place of Publication
- Chandler, AZ
- Date Published
- 2019
- Size
- Small 4to., 8x10.5 Inches
- Keywords
- Orchid Seed Germination Media. A Compendium of Formulations, Orchids, Orchid Culture, A.J. Hicks, Tissue Culture, Media, Sterile Technique, Formulations, Asymbiotic Technique, the Orchid Seedbank Project, Orchid Seed Germination, Plant Cell Culture, Axeni
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