The chimeric structure of the apical dome of chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum (Ramat.) Kitam.) is affected by cryopreservation
Fukai, S.; Goi, M.; Tanaka, M.
Scientia Horticulturae 57(4): 347-351
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-4238
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4238(94)90117-1
Accession: 002514159
The shoot tips of a periclinally chimeric cultivar of chrysanthemum (cv. Apricot Marble) were excised, loaded with cryoprotectants and cryopreserved. Amongst plants derived from conventional shoot tip culture, 99% had normal flower colour. In contrast, 70% of plants derived from cryopreserved shoot tips had a pink flower colour instead of the original apricot. The pink petals contained anthocyanins in the epidermis but lacked carotenoids in the epidermis and mesophyll.