Cryopreservation of Plant Germplasm II

1. Woody Species

   1. Cryopreservation of Eucalyptus sp. Shoot Tips by the Encapsulation-Dehydration Procedure

      • M. Pâques, V. Monod, M. Poissonnier, J. Dereuddre

      Pages 234-245

   2. Cryopreservation of Guazuma crinita Mart. (Guazuma)

      • E. Maruyama

      Pages 246-256

   3. Cryopreservation of Olea europaea L. (Olive)

      • M. A. Revilla, D. Martínez, J. M. Martínez-Zapater, R. Arroyo García

      Pages 257-268

   4. Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Populus (Poplar) Species

      • Maurizio Lambardi

      Pages 269-286

   5. Cryopreservation of Prunus

      • Marie-Thérèse de Boucaud, Marthe Brison, Bertrand Helliot, Valérie Hervé-Paulus

      Pages 287-311

   6. Cryopreservation of Quercus (Oak) Species

      • M. Elena González-Benito, Carmen Martín

      Pages 312-322

   7. Cryopreservation of Ribes

      • Barbara M. Reed, Kim E. Hummer

      Pages 323-343

   8. Cryopreservation of Rosa (Rose)

      • P. T. Lynch

      Pages 344-353

2. Australian Species

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 355-355

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   2. Cryostorage of Somatic Tissues of Endangered Australian Species

      • D. H. Touchell, S. R. Turner, E. Bunn, K. W. Dixon

      Pages 357-372

   3. Cryopreservation of Australian Species — The Role of Plant Growth Regulators

      • Darren Touchell, S. R. Turner, T. Senaratna, E. Bunn, K. W. Dixon

      Pages 373-390

3. Back Matter

   Pages 391-396

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Ex situ preservation of germplasm for higher plant species has been accom­ plished using either seeds or clones, but storage of these under typical condi­ tions does not provide the extreme longevities that are needed to minimize risk of loss. Costs of maintenance and regeneration of stocks are also high. Systems that provide virtually indefinite storage should supplement existing methods and it is within this context that cryopreservation is presented. The use of low temperature preservation was initially more a concern of medicine and animal breeding, and was expanded to plants in the 1970s. Sur­ vival after cryogenic exposure has now been demonstrated for diverse plant groups including algae, bryophytes, fungi and higher plants. If survival is com­ monplace, then the eventual application is a cryopreservation system, whereby cells, tissues and organs are held indefinitely for use, often in the unforeseen future. The increasing interest and capabilities for application could not haveoccurred at a more opportune time since expanding human populations have placed unprecedented pressures on plant diversity. This book emphasizes cry­ opreservation of higher plants and was initially driven by the concern for loss of diversity in crops and the recognized need that this diversity would be essential for continued improvement of the many plants used by society for food, health and shelter. The interest in cryopreservation has been expanded by conservationists and their concerns for retaining, as much as possible, the diversity of natural populations. The need for cryopreservation, thus, is well established.

• Cryopreservation
• Embryo
• Gefrierkonservierung
• Gewebekultur
• Keimplasma
• Neem
• Pflanzen
• germplasm
• olive
• plants
• rose
• tissue culture
• woody species

• USDA-ARS National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, Fort Collins, USA

  Leigh E. Towill

• New Delhi, India

  Y. P. S. Bajaj

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