Cheap orchid tissue transplant mutation like vegetables

Mutant 5-petaled white Hien Oanh orchid, 5 white Phu Tho tissue transplants are being sold online for a price of only 160,000 VND / bottle of 20-25 trees.
Recently, the fever spread suddenly broke out again with many consecutive sales and transactions announced on forums, from a few tens to hundreds of billion dong. The price of sudden orchids is blown up higher and higher, plus a number of “mirrors” to get rich quickly from orchids, making many people “feverish” to invest. They borrow money from relatives, friends, and banks in the hope that the dream of getting rich quickly will spread suddenly.

However, the mutant non-phytoplankton propagated by tissue culture method is surprisingly cheap.

More than 6,000 VND a mutant orchid 5 white wings Phu Tho

Recorded in forums, groups on social networks, some people are selling mutant orchids seeding and tissue transplanting.

For example, the 5 white Phu Tho, 5 white Hien Oanh mutant orchids, on the market, sell for 1.5-4 million VND / cm, these two plants are still produced by tissue culture method, which costs 160,000. -800,000 VND / bottle, depending on the number of trees.

Mr. Hai Phan, specializing in selling mutant orchids transplanting tissue in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City, said that his shop has all kinds of mutant non-scallop orchids such as 5 white Phu Tho wings, 5 white Hien Oanh wings, 5 wings. White Peace …

In particular, the 5 white Phu Tho and 5 white Hien Oanh wings are the most popular mutant orchids on the market with a price of 160,000 VND / bottle of 20-25 trees, which is just over 6,000 VND / tree.

All samples of the baby mutant orchid plants were grown in cold rooms. Photo: Vu Cong.

“Plants, taking care of 2 years, will flower, commit to producing the right type of 5 white petals,” he said and explained that propagation by mass transplanting method should be cheap compared to the kie market. Small quantity should be expensive.

The owner of this shop also said that he is the one who implants that mutant spread tissue. “Transplanted mutant orchid plants will produce flowers similar to kie types, but will have slight variation, which means accuracy from 90-95%”, Mr. Phan shared.

Similarly, Mr. Vu Cong (Thu Dau Mot, Binh Duong) also sells mutant orchids of various types such as: 5 white Hien Oanh wings, 5 Phu Tho white wings, 5 Minh Vu white wings, Hong beauty, Hong Yen aquatic products … with prices from 800,000 to 1.2 million VND / bottle of 25-30 trees.

In addition, he also sells seedlings with a price of 250,000 VND / bottle per 40 trees, buying over 50 bottles will have a wholesale price. “If you take care of it quickly, it takes about 6-8 months to flower, and the tissue transplant method must take 1-1.5 years,” said Cong, who is more expensive because of the high technical requirements and the probability of flowering like the mother plant is also higher. This type he has just tested for more than a year but has no results, is expected to flower later this year.

Currently, each month he provides to the market about 200-300 bottles of tissue transplant mutant spreading. “I sell to customers but do not warrant flowers for anyone because I am not sure”, added Mr. Cong.

Not only that, on e-commerce sites such as Lazada, Sendo … also sell mutant orchids sowing seeds or transplanted mutant orchids with prices from 70,000-500,000 VND, depending on type.

It is possible to mass transplant tissues to spread billions of mutants

At the Institute of Vegetable and Fruit (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) is also propagating thousands of mutant non-scallop orchids by tissue culture method.

Exchange with Zing, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Dang Van Dong, Deputy Director of the Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute, confirmed that mutant non-scallop orchids can be fully propagated by tissue culture method in large numbers.

According to this PGS, today many crops including mutant orchids can be created artificially (through physical and chemical agents) and when there are “mutant orchids”. in the true sense, with genetic stability, it is completely possible to asexual propagation (by cuttings or improved tissue culture).

A complete tissue culture (in the laboratory) process takes at least 10-12 months. Photo: Hai Phan.

Cuttings are easier to do, but the propagation coefficient is slower, while cell culture (also essentially cuttings in the optimal environment and conditions) requires high technology, large initial investment, but The multiplication coefficient is high, the quality of the plant is better.

“Both of these two methods retain the genetic properties of the mother plant and after a year can multiply thousands of seedlings,” he confirmed.

In addition, this Associate Professor said that the Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute has been multiplying thousands of mutant non-scallop seedlings with kie ordered by a customer. “The price of these seedlings is just equivalent to other normal orchids”, the expert information.

“As a biologist, scientific research on flowers in general about orchids in particular, I myself do not understand why ‘mutant orchids’ are not so terrible, they can be propagated in large numbers. but it is so expensive, “he added.

Faced with the fact that many people were deceived when buying the billion, Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Van Dong recommended that before buying, selling, and exchanging consumers, they should consider, learn carefully, and ask the seller to have a guarantee contract. closely seeded to avoid any unfortunate occurrence. At the same time, the seller needs to make commitments to ensure the right varieties and quality, including guidance for the buyers on planting and care techniques for such orchids.