Research Article
In Vitro Seed Germination and Seedling Development of a Rare Indonesian Native Orchid Phalaenopsis amboinensis J.J.Sm
Table 1
Seed germination and seedling formation stages of
P. amboinensis (modified from [
20]).
| Stage | Description |
| 0 | No growth of embryo occurs and testa was found intact | 1 | Swollen embryo (=germination) | 2 | Embryo is completely discharged from the testa (=protocorm) | 3 | Embryo with pointed shoot apex | 4 | Absorbing hairs are formed on the protocorm surface and one or more leaves emerge | 5 | Embryo with evident root and two or more leaves (=seedling) |
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