African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 6 (10), pp. 1171-1174, 16 May 2007   

ISSN 1684–5315 © 2007 Academic Journals        

Full Length Research Paper

In vitro micropropagation of orchid, Oncidium sp. (Dancing Dolls)

K. Kalimuthu, R. Senthilkumar and S. Vijayakumar

Department of Biotechnology, Hindusthan College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore – 641 028, India.

*Corresponding authors E-mail: k_kalimuthu@rediffmail.com 

Accepted 18 August, 2006

A successful procedure was established for in vitro mass multiplication of orchid (Oncidium sp.). In vitro regeneration multiplication and rooting of plantlets were achieved from the immature seeds on Murashige and Skoog's medium supplemented with BAP (2.0 mg/l). Rooted plantlets were then transferred to perforated plastic pots and grown in the green house.

Key words: Oncidium, in vitro, Micropropagation, Orchid.