Orchid Germplasm Conservation and Propagation Strategies
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetic Resources".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Orchidaceae; Cattleya; rupiculous orchids; seed storage; plant tissue culture; plant breeding, hybrids, mutation
Interests: germination; breeding systems; pollination; orchids; Cactaceae
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: orchid propagation by seeds; orchid micropropagation; orchid conservation, cryopreservation, and plant propagation by tissue culture
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to inform you that we are in charge of a Special Issue of Plants (MDPI), “Orchid Germplasm Conservation and Propagation Strategies”. Orchid represents a botanical family and are a highly interesting research subject, exemplifying evolution and environmental health; however, many of their members are threatened with extinction, and there are only a few papers related to this subject. In times of climate change, it is crucial to understand how to conserve this exceptional family, as these changes may accelerate the extinction of many of their species. We intend to make it special, with the best research on the edge of knowledge for this very special volume. All papers are welcome, as they align with the volume's focus. This volume includes research on all aspects regarding orchid seed conservation and banking, seed production, plant propagation, germplasm storage, conventionally or cryo-conserved, co-cultivation with mycorrhiza fungi, ecology, and other related aspects concerning those topics.
Prof. Dr. Nelson Barbosa Machado-Neto
Dr. Rodrigo Bustos Singer
Dr. Virginia Silva Carvalho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- germination
- seed storage
- seedling growth
- cryoconservation
- orchid
- seed formation
- tissue culture
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