"Phan Trong Dung... has managed to breed more than 400... orchid hybrids, 12 of which have been granted intellectual property rights [registered with the RHS?] by the UK Royal Horticultural Society...
Dung is considered a pioneer in cross-breeding foreign species with wild Vietnamese orchids to create... hybrids like the Rse. Song Serepok, Rse. [Rhynchosophrocattleya] Phuong Trang Beauty and Aseda.[Ascocenda] Phuong Trang Spots. He owns a 2.3-hectare farm in the Central Highlands Dak Lak Province... Dung... received the first prize of the 9th Dak Laks Scientific and Technological Creativity Competition last year for his study of the application of biotechnology for orchid reproduction. Orchid cross-breeders need to be patient and meticulous, he said. It takes about two years to create a new species of orchid yet it is not always successful. ... he studied music while, in his free time, planted over 100 species of orchids. ... Graduating from the conservatory in 1986, Dung returned to his hometown of Dak Lak to plant orchids" URL : http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=38521 *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
