Habenaria germination

[roby]

Hi

1 month after germination, incubated in the dark (2 month)



I sown on two different mediums
Malmgren medium modified (600 mg aminoacid) and homemade medium.

This is sown on medium homemade, on Malmgren medium modified is much slower.

[WhiteRabbit]

very cool! keep us updated please

[stefpix]

can you describe the process and how you made the home made medium?
thanks!

[jaxorchidman]

That looks like white fungus. It's not contaminated??

[roby]

@ jaxorchidman
is not contaminated, the protocormi are so when germination occurs in the dark.
The Habenaria is a terrestrial orchid and should germinate in complete darkness.

@ stefpix
This Medium has the following ingredients:

1,5 g / l NPK (MSU)
20 g / l sugar
1 g / l activated charcoal
20 ml pineapple juice
1 ml / l Siapton L10
6 g Agar
1 l of demineralized water

[nenella]

Very interesting! Look forward to your updates Roby.

[Bud]

This is very interesting. You got my attention.

[Andrew]

I've had Habenaria protocorms at that stage die when I've moved them into light. I'd wait until the first leaf gets a couple of mm long before putting it in light.

[roby]

Thanks!!! I will inform you about developments!

I have 4 flasks, so I can try different phases.

Seems likely to be exposed to light after 6 or 7 weeks after germination.
I have exposed to light one flask, for now only a very tenuous light!

[roby]

Update after 2 months



no problem for the exposure to light

other seeds have germinated