Ex-situ conservation of the native orchid Coelogyne rochusseni de Vriese from the Bukit Rimbang and Bukit Baling Wildlife Reserve Areas

Abstract

The native orchid Coelogyne rochussenii de Vriese is under threat of extinction, so conservation measures need to be taken. In-situ conservation is constrained by time, resources and costs, and the appropriate conservation must be ex-situ. Therefore, This study aims to determine the most effective method for ex-situ conservation, especially basal medium and activated charcoal, in order to determine the fastest germination. The method used in this research was a factorial completely randomized design, consisting of four different basal medium treatments, Knudson C, Vacin and Went, Murashige and Skoog, and Hyponex + Vitamin medium. This treatment was combined with the application of activated charcoal at 4 different levels, with concentrations of 0.1,2.3 g/L-1, the parameters observed were germination day (day), germination percentage (%), and percentage of contamination (%). The results of this study concluded that the conservation of the Native orchid Coelogyne Rochussenii de Vriese using various growing mediums and activated charcoal had a significant effect on the growth of the embryo culture native orchid. Hyponex + Vitamin medium with 3 g/L-1 is able to accelerate germination days to 29.33 days, increase germination percentage to 92.06%, and reduce contamination to 0%.