Iranians Manage Mass Propagation of Phalaenopsis Orchid Using a Novel Method
“To meet the increasing market demand, researchers have presented a cost-effective method for mass propagation of this plant through tissue culture. This method utilizes superior culture media and explants from flowering stem buds to produce new plants,” Shirin Dianati Deylami, a faculty member at the Abureyhan Campus, said.
She added that four high-performance culture media for orchid production were investigated, including: Vacin and Went (V&W) medium containing BAP hormone and coconut milk, new Japanese Dogashima (NDM) medium containing adenine sulfate, modified Hyponex/Kyoto medium containing BA hormone and potato extract, and modified half-strength Murashige and Skoog (MS 1/2) medium containing peptone.
“By making changes to the mentioned culture media, the modified medium based on Hyponex/Kyoto, which produced an average of 17 plantlets with about 32 leaves from each stem node, showed the best performance among all culture media,” Deylami went on to say.
Accoridng to a September report by the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), the University of Tehran has ranked first among the Iranian universities in 2024.
The University of Tehran secured a global ranking of 401–450 in the 2024 ISC World University Rankings.
Following the University of Tehran stands Tehran University of Medical Sciences with a 501–600 ranking, and Sharif University of Technology with 601–700 ranking.
In the current year, 72 Iranian universities are included in the ISC World Rankings, an increase of three compared to last year. The University of Tehran achieved 374th place in research, 504th in international activities, and 1029th in technology and innovation.
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