Conservation of threatened orchids in the Mount Lofty Ranges.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- GUERIN, JENNY; DUVAL, DAN; SMITH, JERRY
- Source
- Australasian Plant Conservation: Bulletin of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc.. Sep-Nov2022, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p10-11. 2p.
- Subject
- *ORCHIDS
- Language
- ISSN
- 2202-5804
The article offers information about the conservation of threatened orchids in the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia. It mentions that ex situ conservation of orchids requires storage at ultra-low temperatures and the SASCC lacked technical capacity for isolating, utilising and storing the symbiotic fungi required for seed germination and plant propagation.