Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding

It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding

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“The foundation is still what we are doing for 100 years already. You take two plants, you look at their characteristics, and you make a cross. But [the breeders] have white lab coats, [and] they’re doing all kinds of research with markers, with genomics, on plant health.”

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