Perspectives on orchid conservation in botanic gardens

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 590-598

  Swarts, Nigel D ^a   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,b  

^a KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTANY; CROSS BREEDING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION; REVIEW;

BOTANY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROSSES, GENETIC; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MYCORRHIZAE; ORCHIDACEAE; POLLINATION; SEEDS;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 71749108835     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2009.07.008     Document Type: Review

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