Bart Panis, Bioversity International What is cryopreservation and how do we use it in plant conservation? Learn the …
Cryopreservation Explained
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An Overview of Shoot Tip Cryopreservation
Jean Carlos Bettoni, Katheryn Chen, Gayle Volk This chapter dives into the steps common to shoot tip …
Seed Storage and Seed Longevity
Christina Walters Dr. Christina Walters presents seed preservation research, focusing on exceptional species. Learn about the effects of moisture …
Shoot Tips for Long-term Preservation
Remi Bonnart, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk When genebanks must cryopreserve a diverse range of clonally propagated plants, it is …
The Chemistry of Plant Cryoprotectants
Heidi Kreckel, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk Chemical solutions known as cryoprotectants are used to prepare plant shoot tips for …
Dormant Buds for Long-term Preservation
Katheryn Chen and Gayle Volk Temperate woody plants naturally form buds that enter a state of dormancy in the winter …
An Introduction to Plant Clonal Cryopreservation
Jennifer Kendall, Katheryn Chen, and Gayle Volk Cryopreservation is a technology that allows genebanks to preserve plant genetic resources on …
Preparing Plant Vitrification Solution 2
Katheryn Chen, Remi Bonnart, Gayle Volk This ebook chapter demonstrates how to make PVS2, a solution used in vitrification-based …
Conservation of clonally propagated crops in the National Plant Germplasm System & USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colorado
Gayle Volk Dr. Gayle Volk discusses the conservation of clonally propagated crops in the National Plant Germplasm System …
Strawberry shoot tip cryopreservation (droplet vitrification)
Katheryn Chen, Gayle M. Volk, Kim Hummer The purpose of this training is to demonstrate the process of strawberry …