Evaluar un proceso de adaptación alternativo en dos especies de orquídeas Cattleya iricolor y Gongora sp. germinadas in vitro

Abstract

Orchids, due to its peculiar flowers, colors and textures, have provoked an increasing interest on economic fields. This has caused them to be extracted and their habitats to be destroyed, causing a decrease on their natural population. Therefore, the idea of in vitro crops has risen in order to generate orchids in massive numbers. However, these is the phase of air conditioning. In this process generate a higher number of subject decease since they do not achieve to adapt to new air conditions. For this reason, the present study has the objective of analyzing an alternative adaptation method to ex vitro conditions of Cattleya iricolor y Gongora sp., the behavior of 9 individuals of each species was evaluated under ex vitro conditions. The method applied was a process of gradual air conditioning offering a non-aggressive adaptation to the entities. The results gathered showed a percentage of 66.66% of survival for C. iricolor and 88.88% for Gongora sp. This demonstrated that the gradual air conditioning process provides favorable results following the premise of achieving the survival of a great number of individuals.