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" Orchid Biology : "
edited by Joseph Arditti, Alec M. Pridgeon.
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771970
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b591963
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edited by Joseph Arditti, Alec M. Pridgeon.
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Orchid Biology : : Reviews and Perspectives, VII\ edited by Joseph Arditti, Alec M. Pridgeon.
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1997
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(xxviii, 394 pages)
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9401724989
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: 9789401724982
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1. Brown Danube, Blue Pacific --; 2. Ovule and megagametophyte development in orchids --; 3. Molecular biology of orchids --; 4. Fungi from orchid mycorrhizas --; 5. Orchid production and research in Japan --; 6. Three orchids used as herbal medicines in China: an attempt to reconcile Chinese and Western pharmacology --; 7. Research on micropropagation of Cymbidium, nobile-type Dendrobium, and Phalaenopsis in Japan --; Orchid potting mixtures --; An abridged historical review --; Chronological review --; Early potting mixtures: prior to 1900 --; Potting mixes: 1900-1950 --; New mixes evolve: 1950-1970 --; Present day potting mixtures: 1970 to date --; Final thoughts --; References --; of Previous Volumes --; Index of Persons --; Index of Organism Names --; Index of Subjects.
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This, the seventh volume in a respected series of books, continues a policy of presenting significant reviews by outstanding authorities in the field. The chapters in this volume include reviews of molecular biology of orchids, mycorrhiza, embryology, ethnobotany and research in Japan. Like previous volumes in this series, the present one will serve the need of orchid scientists and growers and botanists in general.
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Botany.
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Life sciences.
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Plant physiology.
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QK495.O64E358 1997
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Alec M Pridgeon
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Joseph Arditti
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