| Foreword | p. v |
| Preface to the 2nd Edition | p. vii |
| Preface to the 1st Edition | p. ix |
| Acknowledgements | p. xvi |
| The Relevance of Orchid Physiology to the Industry | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Orchid Cultivation and Industry | p. 2 |
| How Basic Orchid Physiology Can Help the Industry | p. 5 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 8 |
| A Brief Introduction to Orchid Morphology and Nomenclature | p. 11 |
| Introduction | p. 11 |
| Growth Habit | p. 11 |
| Orchid Plant Parts | p. 13 |
| Pseudobulbs | p. 13 |
| Flowers | p. 15 |
| Seeds | p. 22 |
| Leaves | p. 22 |
| Roots | p. 23 |
| Growth Cycle of Orchids Under Greenhouse Conditions | p. 30 |
| Nomenclature | p. 30 |
| Species | p. 30 |
| Hybrid | p. 33 |
| Summary | p. 33 |
| Photosynthesis | p. 37 |
| Introduction | p. 37 |
| Photosynthetic Pathways | p. 37 |
| What is [delta superscript 13]C Value? | p. 41 |
| Pattern of CO[subscript 2] Fixation in Orchids | p. 45 |
| Thin-leaved orchids | p. 45 |
| Thick-leaved orchids | p. 49 |
| Photosynthetic Characteristics of Non-Foliar Green Organs | p. 52 |
| Aerial roots | p. 54 |
| Stems | p. 61 |
| Pseudobulbs | p. 62 |
| Flowers and fruit capsules | p. 64 |
| Varying [delta superscript 13]C values in non-foliar green organs | p. 66 |
| Factors Affecting Photosynthesis | p. 68 |
| Effects of light | p. 68 |
| Effects of age | p. 69 |
| Effects of water stress | p. 75 |
| Effects of temperature | p. 77 |
| Effects of sink demands | p. 81 |
| Effects of pollutants | p. 82 |
| Effects of virus infection | p. 84 |
| Effects of elevated carbon dioxide | p. 85 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 86 |
| Summary | p. 87 |
| Respiration | p. 93 |
| Introduction | p. 93 |
| Respiratory Processes | p. 93 |
| Respiration in Plant Parts | p. 96 |
| Protocorms and Seedlings | p. 96 |
| Leaves | p. 99 |
| Flowers | p. 101 |
| Roots | p. 106 |
| Respiratory Drift During Flower Development | p. 109 |
| Photorespiration | p. 118 |
| Other Oxidases in Relation to Orchid Respiration | p. 120 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 122 |
| Summary | p. 123 |
| Mineral Nutrition | p. 129 |
| Introduction | p. 129 |
| Mineral Requirements and Tissue Analysis | p. 129 |
| Fertiliser Application Practices | p. 136 |
| Effects of organic fertilisers on orchid growth | p. 138 |
| Effects of mulching on orchid growth | p. 139 |
| Effects of inorganic fertilisers on orchid growth | p. 143 |
| Foliar Application and Root Absorption | p. 149 |
| Ion Uptake | p. 152 |
| Ion uptake by orchid tissues | p. 152 |
| Ion uptake by orchid roots | p. 153 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 161 |
| Summary | p. 161 |
| Control of Flowering | p. 168 |
| Introduction | p. 168 |
| Differentiation of Flower Bud | p. 168 |
| Factors Affecting Flower Induction | p. 170 |
| Juvenility in orchids | p. 172 |
| Response to low temperature | p. 172 |
| Photoperiodic response | p. 177 |
| Hormonal control | p. 177 |
| Seasonality in Flowering | p. 179 |
| Application of Flower Induction at the Commercial Level | p. 183 |
| Bud Drop | p. 188 |
| Controlling Orchid Flower Production | p. 189 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 192 |
| Summary | p. 193 |
| Partitioning of Assimilates | p. 198 |
| Introduction | p. 198 |
| The Source--Sink Concept of Phloem Translocation | p. 198 |
| Sources and sinks | p. 199 |
| Phloem loading | p. 200 |
| Along the path | p. 201 |
| Phloem unloading | p. 201 |
| Patterns of Assimilate Movement in Most Higher Plants | p. 202 |
| Patterns of Assimilate Movement in Tropical Orchids | p. 204 |
| Assimilate partitioning in the sympodial orchids | p. 205 |
| Assimilate partitioning in the monopodial orchids | p. 220 |
| Import of Assimilates by Mature Orchid Leaves | p. 226 |
| The Role of Non-Foliar Green Organs in Assimilate Partitioning | p. 228 |
| Improving the Harvestable Yield of Orchids | p. 228 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 239 |
| Summary | p. 240 |
| Flower Senescence and Postharvest Physiology | p. 245 |
| Introduction | p. 245 |
| Senescence in Plants | p. 245 |
| Growth and Development of Orchid Flower and Inflorescence | p. 247 |
| Flower Senescence in Orchids | p. 254 |
| Post-pollinated phenomena | p. 254 |
| Ethylene and senescence | p. 256 |
| Postharvest Handling of Cut-Flowers | p. 267 |
| Preharvest conditions | p. 269 |
| Extension of vase-life | p. 270 |
| Formulation of various solutions | p. 271 |
| Bud opening | p. 276 |
| Storage and Transport | p. 276 |
| Low-temperature storage | p. 277 |
| Hypobaric storage/controlled storage | p. 277 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 280 |
| Summary | p. 280 |
| Recent Advances in Orchid Tissue Culture | p. 288 |
| Introduction | p. 288 |
| Factors Affecting Orchid Growth in Vitro | p. 289 |
| Sugar | p. 290 |
| Carbon dioxide | p. 292 |
| Ethylene | p. 293 |
| Nitrogen sources | p. 296 |
| Light | p. 297 |
| Other factors | p. 299 |
| Improving Orchid Cultures | p. 300 |
| Gas-permeable culture system | p. 300 |
| Alternative supporting media | p. 306 |
| Carbon dioxide enrichment | p. 308 |
| Development of a flow system | p. 310 |
| In-Vitro Flowering | p. 312 |
| Thin-Section Culture | p. 313 |
| Synthetic Seeds | p. 314 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 315 |
| Summary | p. 317 |
| Updated Literature (1997 to 2003) | p. 323 |
| "Can we use elevated CO[subscript 2] to increase productivity in the orchid industry?" (from the Malayan Orchid Review) | p. 339 |
| Subject Index | p. 353 |
| Plant Index | p. 365 |
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