This is the eighth volume in a 25-year-old series that has become the cornerstone review publication of orchid science. It presents authoritative reviews on different areas of orchid science and historical accounts by major orchid authorities, providing information for botanists, orchid scientists, and growers. INDICE: Associate editors. Board of editors. Contributors. Persons to whomthis volume is dedicated. Preface. Note. General preface. .History-Biography.1. Plinius Germanicus and Plinius Indicus: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Descriptions and Illustrations of Orchid 'Trash Baskets', Resupination, Seeds,Floral Segments and Flower Senescence in the European Botanical Literature; U. Wehner, W. Zierau, J. Arditti. .Morphology. 2. Ontogeny of Orchid Flowers; H. Kurzweil, A. Kocyan. .Ecology. 3. Population Dynamics of North Temperate Orchids; T. Kull. .Development. 4. Development of Orchid Seeds and Seedlings; T. Vinogradova, E.V. Andronova. .Genera. 5. Temperate Oriental Cymbidium Species;Kee-Yoeup Paek, H.N. Murthy.Embryology-Seeds. 6. Orchid Embryos; T. Wing Yam,E.C. Yeung, Xiu-Lin Ye, Sze-Yong Zee, J. Arditti. .History-Seeds. 7. Orchid Seeds and their Germination: An Historical Account; T. Wing Yam, H. Nair, Choy Sin Hew, J. Arditti. .Appendix: Orchid Viruses - A Compendium; Sek Man Wong. .Index of Persons. Index of Organisms. Index of Subjects. Contents of previous volumes.
- ISBN: 978-90-481-6002-0
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés