Can orchids grown in tissue culture grow old? An introduction to the advantages and disadvantages of

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Orchids grown in tissue culture cannot become old species. Old species refer to offspring seedlings that are completely bred in the natural environment and can better maintain the characteristics of the original species. Tissue culture seedlings use artificial culture to cultivate, grow, and develop under sterile conditions to regenerate complete plants. Therefore, tissue culture seedlings cannot become old species. Although they are both propagated using mother plants, the difference is still relatively large.

1. Can it change?

It cannot become the old species. Old species refer to offspring seedlings that are completely bred in the natural environment and can better maintain the characteristics of the original species. Tissue culture seedlings use mother plants and use artificial culture to cultivate, grow and develop under sterile conditions to regenerate complete plants. Therefore, tissue culture seedlings cannot become old seeds. Although they both use mother plants for reproduction, the differences are still quite big. The roots of tissue culture will be whiter, thinner, and smoother than those of older plants.

2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Tissue Culture

< p>1. Advantages: Tissue culture orchids can allow some precious orchids to reproduce in large quantities. In addition to being relatively cheap, many rare varieties of orchids can be brought into the homes of ordinary people. It can also meet the growing demand for orchid seedlings in the market. Otherwise, wild flower seedlings alone are far from being able to meet the needs of the public. Secondly, tissue culture orchids can be concentrated to produce identical orchids, with no difference in flower color or leaf shape. In addition, tissue culture can be used to detoxify the seeds and make them into non-toxic seedlings.

2. Disadvantages: Breeding is difficult. Because tissue culture orchids are cultivated in a sterile environment, the temperature and humidity are strictly controlled. Therefore, its resistance is relatively poor, its requirements for temperature and humidity are relatively high, and it is not resistant to diseases. In other words, they are much more delicate than wild orchids. The flowers of tissue-cultured orchids are easy to deteriorate, and the leaves will be shorter and it is very difficult to bloom. The growth of orchids in tissue culture is unstable and prone to problems such as short and thin leaves, difficulty in flowering, seedling fall, and weak floral fragrance. In addition, the flower color and leaf shape of tissue-cultured orchids will not change, and they lack the beauty of individuality. Wild orchids are rarely exactly the same. Even orchids of the same species in the same mountain will have slight differences depending on where they grow.

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