It's well known that orchids like heat. Research shows that darkness is a stress factor for the orchids. During transport it isn't exceptional for orchids to be transported in the dark for multiple days. If the day/night rhythm is disrupted, the orchids get stressed. Orchids that become stressed start to form ethylene and ethylene causes bud loss, among other things.
Together with Ingrid Beentjes (Chrysal), Gitte ten Hope and Cees Luling (Flora Holland) a research question was developed that mainly deals with the influence of ethylene on bud loss among orchids and whether an ethylene blocker can prevent bud loss. Chris has done various set ups and tests in tents and for now there are few significant observations that would suggest ethylene is the true cause of bud loss. These are very interesting results for Peter Tesselaar as this means he can look further for the possible cause.
Together with Ingrid Beentjes (Chrysal), Gitte ten Hope and Cees Luling (Flora Holland) a research question was developed that mainly deals with the influence of ethylene on bud loss among orchids and whether an ethylene blocker can prevent bud loss. Chris has done various set ups and tests in tents and for now there are few significant observations that would suggest ethylene is the true cause of bud loss. These are very interesting results for Peter Tesselaar as this means he can look further for the possible cause.
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Source: Greenport NHN
Source: Greenport NHN