BREEDING SPATHOGLOTTIS SPP. FOR COMMERCIAL POTTED ORCHIDS

J. Kheawwongjun, K. Thammasiri
In this study, Spathoglottis plicata var. alba, S. kimballiana and S. plicata were selfed and crossed. Suitable time for harvesting the fruits was about 25-30 days after pollination. Color, shape and size of fruits were recorded. Seeds were germinated on modified Vacin and Went (1949) agar medium. Self and cross-pollination gave variation in germination of seed. Twenty-five-day-old fruit was the most suitable for germination. Self pollination of S. plicata var. alba gave the highest germination of 100%. Chromosome numbers of S. plicata var. alba, S. kimballiana and S. plicata were 40, 38 and 40, respectively.
Kheawwongjun, J. and Thammasiri, K. (2008). BREEDING SPATHOGLOTTIS SPP. FOR COMMERCIAL POTTED ORCHIDS . Acta Hortic. 788, 47-52
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.788.4
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.788.4
self pollination, breeding, hybrids, seed germination, chromosome number
English

Acta Horticulturae