Orchid Biology: Recent Trends & Challenges

Part 1.Cryopreservation and Biotechnology.- 1.Cryopreservation Development of some endangered Thai Orchid species.- 2.Status of Orchid Industry in India.- 3.Cryobiotechnological studies in Vanilla, the orchid of multi- industrial uses.- 4.In vitro propagation and germplasm conservation of wild orchids from South America.- 5.Postharvest Technology of cut-flowers of Orchids.-  6.Cryobiotechnology of Korean orchid biodiversity: a case study using Cymbidium kanra.- Part 2.Orchid Biodiversity and Conservation.- 7.Species diversity and distribution of Orchids in district Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, North East Himalaya, India.- 8.Status of genetic diversity and its characterization in genus Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) from North-Eastern India.- 9.Orchid diversity in Darjeeling Himalaya, India: Present status and conservation.- 10.Orchid Diversity in the Eastern Ghats of Northern Andhra Pradesh, India.- 11.History and Scientific Potential of the Orchid Collection of the Sto k Greenhouseof the Main Botanical Garden RAS (Moscow, Russia).- 12.Status of Orchid Diversity, Conservation, Research and Development in Arunachal Pradesh - An Overview.- Part 3. Anatomy and Physiology.- 13.Orchid mycorrhizal fungi- structure, function, and diversity.- 14.Orchid Seed Ultra structure: Ecological and Taxonomic Implications with reference to Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae).- 15.Structural Adaptations of Bulbophyllum and Dendrobium (Orchidaceae) to the Epiphytic Habitat and their Phylogenetic Implications.- 16.Physiological response of Dendrobium cv. Earsakul to plant growth promoters and growing systems.- 17.Anatomical studies in some Indian Coelogyneae (Orchidaceae)., Part 4. Pollination Biology.- 18.Beauty of Orchid Flowers: Are not adequate to lure Indian biologists?.- 19.Evolution of Organismal Female Wasp Mimics in Sexually Deceptive Orchid genus Chiloglottis (Orchidaceae).- 20.Pollination studies in the genus Habenaria Willd. (Orchidaceae) from Western Ghats.- Part 5. Orchid Chemicals

Dr. Kanchit Thammasiri, is an associate Professor and Head, Department of Plant Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok (Thailand). He has made significant contribution in the field of Cryopreservation of Thai Orchids seeds and their micropropagation. His current research involves the orchid breeding and micropropagation of selected genera, such as cattleya alliance, dendrobiums, phalaenopsis and vandaceous-type orchids, and cryopreservation of Thai orchids. He published his research papers in National and International Journals, such as CryoLetters, Acta Horticulturae, Science-Asia, Richardia, Lindleyana and, Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. He is Member of the American Orchid Society, Florida and also International Society for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS), Belgium.



Prof Shaik Mahammad Khasim, is Head, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India, and formerly chairman, board of studies in Biotechnology. He has made significant contribution in the field of Orchid biology and conservation. He has been working on molecular characterization, biodiversity, micropropagation, ethnomedicine and phytochemistry of orchids. He published good number of research papers in National and International Journals. He is the recipient of the Usha Vij Memorial Award-2018 for his outstanding contribution in orchid biology conferred by The Orchid Society of India (TOSI), Chandigarh. He is an Associate fellow of A.P. Academy of Science (India); Life Member of TOSI, Indian Science Congress Association (Calcutta) and, Member of The American Orchid Society (Florida) and the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Belgium. 

Prof. Maria Teresa González Arnao, is a Professor in Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, México since 2004. She has been working on Plant Biotechnology especially in Plant Cryopreservation techniques for last several decades. She has published research papers