Cryopreservation: potential and perspectives for plant germplasm conservation
Cryopreservation: potential and perspectives for plant germplasm conservation
Santos, I.R.I.
Revista Brasileira de Fisiologia Vegetal 12(Edic<cedilla>a<tilde>o Especial): 70-84
2000
Cryopreservation is the conservation of biological materials at ultralow temperatures, usually the temperature of liquid nitrogen (-196 degrees C) or its vapour phase (-150 degrees C). Currently, this is the only safe and cost-effective option for the long-term conservation of genetic resources of problem plant species, such as vegetatively propagated species or those that produce sterile, recalcitrant or intermediate seeds.