Cryopreservation of phytodiversity: A critical appraisal of theory & practice

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-219

  Benson, Erica E ^a  

^a DAMAR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryobanks; Cryobiology; Freezing; Genebanks; Genetic resources; Germplasm; In vitro conservation; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 46349085781     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680802202034     Document Type: Review

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