Phalaenopsis propagation on commercial scale

[theloyalplum]

In that case, I would suggest contacting a university professor/researcher. More often than not they'll be willing to share some tips on procedure, or even give you a tour. That way you can get a better sense of what's necessary for success in your homegrown lab! A small note on the costs, it's not the equipment that gets you, it's the chemicals involved. I'm looking at you, ligase!

[The Orchid Farm]

We have a Tissue Culture lab in Ontario Canada. It is definitely fast for producing mericlones from orchid nodes. The first set does come of in about 90 days and for each culture you get 6- 10 clones depending on a ton of factors. The next 90 days however multiplies exponentially again so in the second run you will get n squared so if your first run is 6 the next 90 days will produce 36. If it is 10 the next run is usually 80-100 clones. The new Hark Orchideen lab in Michigan really produces huge volumes of Phalaenopsis but in limited varieties.