Cryopreservation of Cosmos atrosanguineus shoot tips by a modified encapsulation/dehydration method.

Author(s) : WILKINSON T., WETTEN A., FAY M. F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Shoot tips of Cosmos atrosanguineus encapsulated in strips of 3% sodium alginate were pretreated on media of increasing sucrose concentration and subjected to dehydration followed by rapid cooling in liquid nitrogen. Optimal pretreatment is determined. Plantlets regenerated from frozen shoot tips showed no phenotypic variation.

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  • Original title: Cryopreservation of Cosmos atrosanguineus shoot tips by a modified encapsulation/dehydration method.
  • Record ID : 1999-3260
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 19 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 1998/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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