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Collection Maintenance Pests & PathogensApril 17, 2024April 17, 2024

Cryotherapy Using Shoot Tip Cryopreservation

Cryotherapy Using Shoot Tip Cryopreservation

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Jean Carlos Bettoni, Gayle Volk This chapter provides an overview of cryotherapy, a technology that uses shoot tip cryopreservation methodology as a means of eradicating viruses and other pathogens. Learn how ultra-low temperatures are used to destroy infected cells, and other fundamental concepts behind cryotherapy.

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