Effects of temperature and desiccation on ex situ conservation of nongreen fern spores

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 721-729

  Ballesteros, Daniel ^a,b   Estrelles, Elena ^a   Walters, Christina ^b   Ibars, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cryopreservation; Ferns; Freeze damage; Gametophyte development; Germination; Germplasm; Lipids; Long term storage; Longevity

Indexed keywords

AGING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DESICCATION; FERN; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GAMETOPHYTE; GERMINATION; GERMPLASM; LIPID; LONG-TERM CHANGE; LONGEVITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEED; SPORE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; DESICCATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FERN; FREEZING; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESICCATION; ECOSYSTEM; FERNS; FREEZING; GERMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORES; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 84860593563     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100257     Document Type: Article

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