Benzyladenine and Coconut Water Application for Growth of Protocorm in Dendrobium ‘sonia’ Orchid นุชรัฐ บาลลา กษิดิ์เดช อ่อนศรี อรพรรณ หัสรังค์ เกศินี ศรีปฐมกุล กัญตนา หลอดทองหลาง และณัฐพงค์ จันจุฬา

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Dendrobium ‘sonia’ orchid is in marketing demand and popular to produce for cutting flower. This experiment aimed to study on benzyladenine and coconut water in Vacin and Went medium (VW) in order to promote the growth and increase the number of shoots of Dendrobium ‘sonia’ orchid. The experiment was designed in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 11 treatments such as VW medium, VW medium with various BA, VW medium with different coconut water include fresh coconut water from coconut fruit, roasted coconut water from if® brand, fresh coconut water from if®, malee® and coco max® brand. The result showed that the VW medium with fresh coconut water from coconut fruit (100 ml/l), coco max® and malee® had the most number of roots, root length, number of leaves, leaf length and height of Dendrobium ‘sonia’ orchid. Moreover, the VW medium with BA 1.5 mg/l has the most number of shoots. These can extend the Dendrobium ‘sonia’ production in the commercial continuously.

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