Links

SOUTH FLORIDA

American Orchid Society

Tropical Orchid Society in West Palm Beach

The Orchids Resource The culture, propagation, aesthetics, science, and politics of the Orchidaceae

The Orchids Photo Page Greg Allikas, a professional orchid photographer with a great photo tips section

Alpine Orchids On cutting edge with vandaceous intergenerics

Jim's Orchid Supplies Mail Order, Tree Fern, and Osmunda Fiber

Juno Beach Orchids Cattleya, Dendrobiums, Oncidium and Vandaceous

Bob Gordon's Phalaenopsis Books Source for Orchid Seedling Care with special emphasis on water quality

RED AND YELLOW PHALAENOPSIS

SOURCES / ON AND OFF INTERNET

Lenette Orchids Phalaenopsis

Orchidview HP Norton's Site

Pleasant View Doug Burton's orchids

HBI Very informative site with many interesting crosses

Bedford Orchid's Best Taiwanese reds on net, plus great photos

Peter Lin's Phalaenopsis Net Red and Novelty Phals...check out his Phalaenopsis Message Board for ongoing phal discussion

Formosa Orchids Phal Clones and Seedlings directions

C&C Orchids Good selection of Taiwanese clones and hybrids

Yellow Springs/JP Burleson's Phal Mericlone ListAnaland Orchids Phal Stems and Seedlings

The Orchid Plantation High quality crosses along several Phal breeding directions

Arbec Orchids Phal Stems and Clones

Takahashi In Orchids Phal Stems and Seedlings

Odum's Orchids Phal Mericlones

The Orchid Plantation High quality crosses along several Phal breeding directions

Rome's Orchid Nursery Phal Seedlings

NEOFINETIA FALCATA

Neofinetia The Orchid of the Samuri

Neofinetia Falcata Culture

FLOWER PIGMENTATION

Why are There so Few Blue Flowers? interesting article by Amy Barr

Pigments and Petal Colors This article concerns Roses, but should be applicable to Orchids

Plant Chimeras in Tissue Culture a review by Mary F. Pogany and R. Daniel Lineberger

A Good Phalaenopsis by Dr. John Martin of Evergreen Hill Orchids

CO2 Enrichment Plant-TC Agricell Report

Virtual Cell Take a look inside a plant cell

Effects of Light Intensity on Flower Color Example of Blc. Pollyana

Plastid and Mitochondrial Genomes One source of orchid pigments

Plant Pigments for Color and Nutrition Good Brief Overview of Pigments

Phenotypic Variation Measuring, evaluating and interpreting

HAPLOID CULTURE AND COLCHICINE

Anther Culture Basic overview

High frequency plantlet regeneration in rice anther callous cultures Detailed procedures

Colchicine and Orchids Very useful for doubled haploid or tetraploid production but I can't think of a more dangerous substance

MSDS for Colchicine

MUTATION AND CHIMERA

Plant Chimeras in Tissue Culture: A Review Good overview of chimera

Induced mutation in plant tissue culture Article reprinted in plant tc listserve

LAB EQUIPTMENT AND SUPPLIES

Phytotechlab Some of the same media as Sigma but alot more (user friendly) for individuals

Laboratory Network.com Laboratory Network.com

TISSUE CULTURE AND SEARCHABLE LISTSERVES

Notes on Tissue Culture by Dr. Ronald A. de Fossard

Silver Nitrate Bacterial growth inhibitor

Virus List-serve How to sign up

Plant Tissue Culture Listserve How to sign up

Home Tissue Culture Listserve How to sign up

Kitchen Culture Kits Inc. Great place for information and resources to start Orchid tissue culture in your home

ORCHID AND PLANT HYBRIDIZATION

Phalaenopsis Hybridizing AOS Article

Mendelian Genetics Anylizing crosses

Henry Kuska's Homepage A rose hybridizer with good information and links that could be applied to orchids

Orchidmall This is for me, I keep losing it in my Favorites folders

Tom's Orchid Web Orchid stuff for your website

Flasking In Vitro Asymbiotic Orchid Seed Germination

Deflasking From the National Capitol Orchid Society

Phalaenopsis Culture