| Title |
Developmental processes of achlorophyllous orchid, Epipogium roseum: from seed germination to flowering under symbiotic cultivation with mycorrhizal fungus
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| Published in |
Journal of Plant Research, December 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10265-006-0044-1 |
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| Authors |
Takahiro Yagame, Masahide Yamato, Masahiro Mii, Akira Suzuki, Koji Iwase |
| Abstract |
We have achieved the symbiotic cultivation of an apparently achlorophyllous orchid, Epipogium roseum Lindl., with a mycorrhizal fungus isolated from an underground organ of this orchid. Although the seed germination rate was extremely low, subsequent growth from protocorm to flowering was induced in a medium containing volcanic soils and sawdust. Stolons elongated from each protocorm, and rhizomes were formed at certain intervals on the stolons. Some of the rhizomes developed into a coralloid form, and tubers were formed from the coralloid rhizomes. The coralloid rhizomes degenerated concurrently with maturation of the tubers. Six months after seed sowing, around 80 tubers were produced from a single protocorm. An inflorescence appeared from each of the large tubers, and the process to flowering was observed in one of these. Consequently, the developmental processes from seed to flowering in E. roseum was clearly revealed in this study. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 48 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 33% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 14% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 14% |
| Unknown | 5 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 32 | 65% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 5 | 10% |