Status of cryopreservation technologies in plants (crops and forest trees)

• Authors : Panis, B.; Lambardi, M.


• Document type : Conference paper


• Year of publication : 2005


• Conference : The Role of Biotechnology, International Workshop, Villa Gualino, Turin (ITA), 2005/03/05-07


• Book title : The role of biotechnology for the characterization and conservation of crop, forestry, animal and fishery genetic resources


• Pages : 43-54


• Language(s) : English


• Abstract : Over the past decades, plant cryopreservation technologies have been evolving rapidly, opening the door to the possibility of long-term storage of valuable genetic resources of many crop and forest species. From the original slow-cooling approach, research has moved to easier and more reproducible techniques which allow a complete vitrification of extra- and intra-cellular liquids through the direct immersion of explants in liquid nitrogen. This report describes concisely most of the procedures which have been proposed in time for the cryopreservation of a wide range of tissues and organs, such as cell suspensions, embryogenic callus, pollen, meristematic tissues, seeds and embryo axes. Also the most important achievements in the cryopreservation of herbaceous, hardwood and softwood species are discussed.


• Keywords : PRESERVATION; GERMPLASM COLLECTIONS; CRYOPRESERVATION


• Open access : Yes


• Document on publisher's site : View article on publisher's site


• Musalit document ID : IN050611

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