 Orchid Propagation Techniques for Conservation and Education Undertaken using Bigneat Laminar Flow Cabinets
25 Jan 2010 Bigneat is pleased to announce that their laminar flow cabinets are now being used in education. Orchid seeds rely on a fungal partner to be present in order for them to germinate so in vitro techniques are used for propagation. By sowing orchid seeds in sterile air provided within a laminar flow hood, on a sterilised nutrient agar medium which supplies the seeds with the sugars, minerals and other nutrients they need, it is possible to generate vast quantities of healthy orchid seedlings from a single seed pod.
The Writhlington School Orchid Project has involved hundreds of students in the twenty or more years that it has been running. Led from the start by teacher Simon Pugh-Jones, the project grew out of the after-school Gardening Club for students, making use of a set of old greenhouses on the school property. After a collectio...
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