All about Orchid keikis - Video request!

Today we talk about orchid keikis, try to understand why orchids produce and if their presence is a sign of health, disease or none of the above :)
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Before we start, if you missed the video in which I talk about what keikis are opposed to new growth, you can check it out first here • Orchid keiki Vs. new g...
Now what determines the keiki production is the hormonal balance of the orchid in question, the hormones dictate what the new structure will be and, with the right concentrations, the new structure will turn out to be a keiki for monopodial orchids mainly and for a few sympodials as well. More on what hormones are here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_h...
The 2 main hormones present in plants are cytokinin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokinin and auxin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxin They perform different tasks for the orchid and, as it would seem, cytokinin is responsable for keiki production, as it is also contained in keiki paste.
An orchid can produce keikis in good health and good environment, but it can also do this when it is stressed, usually by a disease that impairs leaf production. Even external factors can influence keikis, like in the case of some Dendrobiums. Since we are talking about a fine hormonal balance we cannot find a perfect formula to know when an orchid will produce one, but we can foresee at least some of them.
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