Orchids

Curator of the collection is a researcher at the laboratory of greenhouse plants Natalia Anatolyevna Burchik.
(Green-ice@tut.by)

The composition of the collection fund is 209 taxa, 119 - natural species (from 55 genera) and 90 hybrid forms belonging to the family. Orchids (Orchidaceae).

Collection structure:

1. Main fund

• representatives of natural flora
• interspecific hybrids
• intergeneric hybrids
• decorative and commercial part

2. Nursery of propagation

• protected natural species
• single specimens of the collection
• new arrivals
• seedlings grown by the method of aseptic cultures
• plants obtained by the method of microclonal propagation

Areas of research:

1. introduction and study of the development features of natural orchid species in greenhouse conditions;
2. obtaining seeds of natural species for propagation in sterile conditions, with subsequent adaptation of plants;
3. adaptation of orchids obtained by the method of microclonal propagation;
4. testing new mineral and organic fertilizer complexes on the culture of hybrid orchids, establishing patterns of their influence on the growth and development of plants;
5. development of substrates for growing individual genera orchids.
6. study of hybrid forms of orchids for the purpose of introducing them into industrial and amateur floriculture.