Influence of freezable/non-freezable water and sucrose on the viability of Theobroma cacao somatic embryos following desiccation and freezing

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 883-889

  Fang, Jong Yi ^a   Sacandé, Moctar ^b   Pritchard, Hugh ^b   Wetten, Andy ^c  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cocoa; Cryopreservation; Desiccation; Freezable water; Freezing; Non freezable water; Somatic embryo; Sucrose; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA CACAO;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUCROSE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CACAO; CALORIMETRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DESICCATION; FREEZING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

CACAO; CALORIMETRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DESICCATION; FREEZING; SUCROSE; WATER;

EID: 66949175553     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-009-0691-5     Document Type: Article

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