title: In vitro flowering of orchids.
abstract: Flowering is the most elusive and fascinating of all plant developmental processes. The ability to induce flowering in vitro in orchids would reduce the relatively long juvenile phase and provide deeper insight into the physiological, genetic and molecular aspects of flowering. This review synthesizes all available studies that have been conducted on in vitro flowering of orchids with the objective of providing valuable clues as to the mechanism(s) that is possibly taking place.
authors.affiliation: Bioresource Production, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagawa University , Ikenobe, Kagawa , Japan .
authors.forename: Jaime A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Teixeira da Silva
authors.forename: Gilberto B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Kerbauy
authors.forename: Songjun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Zhilin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D035264:Flowers; D008954:Models, Biological; D029595:Orchidaceae; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques