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Originally Posted by kmarch  But they only deal with non-orchids? Does anyone know of any such research done on orchids? |
Such research is generally carried out in
model organisms. Orchids are poor models for such research (slow growth and maturation/little commercial value) so you generally don't find such studies carried out on orchids. However, the absence of such direct studies is not crucial as a lot of basic molecular systems, particularly with respect to such broad questions as 'are stress systems and flowering systems related?', are applicable across genera. The same as how much of what we know about human molecular systems was determined using rodents, birds, frogs, fish, nematodes, yeast etc.