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Cryopreservation of Plant Germplasm I pp 148–169Cite as

Cryopreservation of Date Palm, Oil Palm, and Coconut

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 32))

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In tropical and subtropical regions, palms are well represented among cultivated species. Date palm, coconut palm, and oil palm are among the most important crops in the economy of many developing countries around the world. The safe conservation of genetic resources of these species is faced with various problems. Indeed, germplasm collections of these species are conserved under field conditions since seeds of oil palm and coconut are recalcitrant and those of date palm have a germination rate which decreases rapidly even after short storage periods. In vitro culture techniques present interesting solutions to improve the conditions for their propagation and conservation. Indeed, tissue culture systems allow to multiply and store plant germplasm in aseptic conditions, with drastic reduction of space requirements and of labour costs.

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  1. ORSTOM, 911 av. Agropolis, BP 5045, 34032, Montpellier Cédex 1, France

    F. Engelmann & D. Dumet

  2. Station Principale de La Mé, IDEFOR/DPO, 13 BP 989, Abidjan 13, Ivory Coast, France

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  3. GRFP, Conservatoire National Botanique dePorquerolles, 83400, Ile de Porquerolles, France

    S. Bagniol

  4. CIRAD, BIOTROP, BP 5035, 34032, Montpellier Cédex 1, France

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Engelmann, F., Assy-Bah, B., Bagniol, S., Dumet, D., Michaux-Ferrière, N. (1995). Cryopreservation of Date Palm, Oil Palm, and Coconut. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Cryopreservation of Plant Germplasm I. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 32. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03096-7_9

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