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The Black Flies (Simuliidae) of North America
- P. Adler, D. C. Currie, D. Wood, D. Janzen, Ralph M. Idema, L. W. Zettler
- Biology
- 2004
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Propagation of the little club-spur orchid (Platanthera clavellata) by symbiotic seed germination and its ecological implications
- L. W. Zettler, Cara J. Hofer
- Biology
- 1 June 1998
Abstract Propagation of the auto-pollinated terrestrial orchid, Platanthera clavellata , using symbiotic seed germination is described. Seed from three populations in the southern Appalachians… Expand
Symbiotic germination of three semi-aquatic rein orchids (Habenaria repens, H. quinquiseta, H. macroceratitis) from Florida
- S. L. Stewart, L. W. Zettler
- Biology
- 1 February 2002
The destruction of wetlands in populated areas (e.g. Florida) has prompted interest in habitat restoration. We describe a symbiotic technique to germinate seeds of three semi-aquatic rein orchid… Expand
Conservation-driven Propagation of an Epiphytic Orchid (Epidendrum nocturnum) with a Mycorrhizal Fungus
- L. W. Zettler, Sarah B. Poulter, Kris I. McDonald, S. L. Stewart
- Biology
- 1 February 2007
Seeds of an endangered epiphytic orchid from Florida (Epidendrum nocturnum Jacquin) germinated in vitro with a mycorrhizal fungus (Epulorhiza repens (Bernard) Moore) using a technique normally… Expand
Epulorhiza inquilina sp. nov. from Platanthera (Orchidaceae) and a key to Epulorhiza species
- R. Currah, L. W. Zettler, T. Mcinnis
- Biology
- 1997
Symbiotic seed germination of an orchid in decline (Platanthera integra) from the Green Swamp, North Carolina.
- L. W. Zettler, J. A. Sunley, T. W. Delaney
- Biology
- 2000
In vitro symbiotic seed germination of the yellow fringeless-orchid, Platanthera integra (Nuttall) Gray ex Beck, is reported. Seeds of P integra collected from the Green Swamp (Brunswick, County,… Expand
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Protocorm mycobionts of the Federally threatened eastern prairie fringed orchid, Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindley, and a technique to prompt leaf elongation in seedlings
- L. W. Zettler, L. W. Zettler, +7 authors T. Bell
- Biology
- 2005
A yet unresolved question in orchid biology is whether mycorrhizal fungi (= mycobionts) utilized as a carbon source by young seedlings (= protocorms) are different from those utilized by adult… Expand
An endosymbiotic conidial fungus, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, protects the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, from desiccation imposed by an entomopathogenic fungus.
- J. Yoder, J. Benoit, D. Denlinger, Justin L. Tank, L. W. Zettler
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of invertebrate pathology
- 1 February 2008
The functional role of an endosymbiotic conidial fungus (Scopulariopsis brevicaulis) prevalent within the integumental glands and hemocoel of the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) was… Expand
Non-specific symbiotic germination of Cynorkis purpurea (Thouars) Kraezl., a habitat-specific terrestrial orchid from the Central Highlands of Madagascar
- M. Rafter, K. Yokoya, E. J. Schofield, L. W. Zettler, V. Sarasan
- Biology, Medicine
- Mycorrhiza
- 17 March 2016
Orchids, particularly terrestrial taxa, rely mostly on basidiomycete fungi in the Cantharellales and Sebacinales that trigger the process of seed germination and/or initiate the full development of… Expand
Reintroduction of an endangered terrestrial orchid, Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soo, assisted by symbiotic seed germination: First report from the Indian subcontinent
- S. Aggarwal, L. W. Zettler
- Biology
- 2010
Symbiotic germination has practical merit for both conservation and horticulture, but it remains an underutilized tool for orchids in peril on the Indian subcontinent. Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don)… Expand
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