Abstract
For crop improvement, it is important to preserve the sources of the gene pool. Due to the high cost of gene preservation by conventional methods, scientists have been searching for alternatives. One of the most promising approaches is the freeze-preservation method. Much progress has been made on preserving plant cells, tissues and organs (Bajaj and Reinert 1977; Withers 1980; Finkle et al. 1982; Sakai and Uemura 1982; Bajaj 1986). The freeze preservation of cell suspensions would permit the manipulation of individual cells in the same way as microbiologists have handled microorganisms.
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Hellergren, J., Li, P.H. (1987). Freeze Preservation of Suspension Cultures of Potato. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Potato. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72773-3_32
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