Plant Cryopreservation: A Practical Guide

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Reed, Barbara M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant genetics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Sciences.

Plant Cryopreservation: A Practical Guide is a unique resource for plant scientists in many fields. This compilation provides over 100 ready-to-use protocols for plant types from algae and bryophytes to a range of flowering plants. It includes techniques for diverse plant parts such as dormant buds,...

Table of Contents:

• to Cryopreservation
• Cryopreservation—Practical Considerations
• Cryopreservation Theory
• Development of PVS-Based Vitrification and Encapsulation–Vitrification Protocols
• Development of Encapsulation Dehydration
• Controlled Rate Cooling
• Cryopreservation Protocols for Working Laboratories
• Cryopreservation of Algae
• Cryopreservation of Bryophytes and Ferns
• Cryopreservation of Dedifferentiated Cell Cultures
• Cryopreservation of Embryogenic Cultures
• Cryopreservation of Excised Embryos and Embryonic Axes
• Cryopreservation of Monocots
• Cryopreservation of Herbaceous Dicots
• Cryopreservation of Temperate Berry Crops
• Cryopreservation of In Vitro Tissues of Deciduous Forest Trees
• Cryopreservation of Fruit and Ornamental Trees
• Cryopreservation of Dormant Buds
• Cryopreservation of Pollen
• Cryopreservation of Recalcitrant (i.e. Desiccation-Sensitive) Seeds
• Cryopreservation of Orthodox (Desiccation Tolerant) Seeds.