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CRYOPRESERVATION OF PLANT SPECIES: PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS.

Author(s) : ENGELMANN F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A CRYOPRESERVATION PROCESS COMPRISES SUCCESSIVE STEPS, FOR WHICH PRECISE CONDITIONS HAVE TO BE DEFINED FOR EACH PLANT SPECIES. NEW TECHNIQUES ARE TESTED (ENCAPSULATION/DEHYDRATION, VITRIFICATION, USE OF DOMESTIC FREEZER), WHICH AIM AT SIMPLIFYING THE STANDARD PROCESSES. RESISTANCE TO FREEZING IN LIQUID NITROGENHAS BEEN OBTAINED FOR MORE THAN 70 DIFFERENT PLANT SPECIES. HOWEVER, THE ROUTINE USE OF CRYOPRESERVATION STILL REMAINS EXCEPTIONAL.

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  • Original title: CRYOPRESERVATION OF PLANT SPECIES: PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS.
  • Record ID : 1992-1690
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Rev. gén. Froid - vol. 81 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1991/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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