Recent advances in the cryopreservation of shoot-derived germplasm of economically important fruit trees of Actinidia, Diospyros, Malus, Olea, Prunus, Pyrus and Vitis

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-185

  Benelli, Carla ^a   De Carlo, Anna ^a   Engelmann, Florent ^b  

^a CNR IVALSA   (Italy)

^b University of Montpellier 2   (France)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Cryopreservation; Cryotherapy; Dormant buds; Fruit trees; Genetic resources; Shoot tips

Indexed keywords

CRYO-PRESERVATION; DORMANT BUDS; FRUIT TREES; GENETIC RESOURCES; SHOOT-TIPS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYOTHERAPY; DEHYDRATION; FORESTRY; LIQUID NITROGEN; ORCHARDS; VITRIFICATION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; DORMANCY; ENCAPSULATION; FRUIT; GENETIC RESOURCE; GERMPLASM; INOCULATION; NITROGEN; REGROWTH; REHYDRATION; SHOOT; TOLERANCE; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; VITRIFICATION;

ACTINIDIA; CROP; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIOSPYROS; FRUIT; MALUS; METHODOLOGY; OLIVE TREE; PLANT; PRUNUS; PYRUS; REVIEW; VITIS; VITRIFICATION;

ACTINIDIA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIOSPYROS; FRUIT; MALUS; OLEA; PLANT SHOOTS; PRUNUS; PYRUS; VITIS; VITRIFICATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEHYDRATION; FORESTRY; FRUITS; NITROGEN; ORCHARDS; PRESERVATION; SHOOTS; TREES; VITRIFICATION;

ACTINIDIA; DIOSPYROS; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS; PYRUS; VITIS;

EID: 84873713805     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.09.004     Document Type: Review

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