Katheryn Chen and Gayle Volk Temperate woody plants naturally form buds that enter a state of dormancy in the winter months. For genebanks preserving clonal material, it is advantageous to cryopreserve tissue in this state. CSU’s Katheryn Chen discusses the benefits and limitations to this approach, and shows how this process is used to preserve the genetic material of cherry trees and similar plants at the USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation. This video was made for the Center for Plant Conservation Rare Plant Academy.
Dormant Buds for Long-term Preservation
