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Title: CRYOPRESERVATION BY SLOW COOLING

Author
item Reed, Barbara

Submitted to: World Wide Web Corvallis ARS GRIN Home Page
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/7/2004
Publication Date: 7/7/2004
Citation: Reed, B.M. 2004. Cryopreservation by slow cooling [Educational Web Presentation]. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cor/presentations/SlowCryo_files/frame.htm

Interpretive Summary: Cryogenic storage of apical meristems is being used by the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System as base (long-term backup) storage for several temperate fruit (pear, currant, gooseberry, blackberry, raspberry) and specialty crops (hops, mint, grass). Cryopreservation protocols are defined for many types of plants and many plant forms (seeds, pollen, dormant buds, and apical meristems). Long-term storage for vegetatively propagated plants has always been difficult. Cryogenic storage provides security for the select cultivars important to horticulture and agriculture. Several protocols are now available for use with diverse crops. At the National Clonal Germplasm Repository controlled cooling is a successful technique for many crop types. This web presentation outlines the steps for the basic technique. This techique is successfully used with most of the crops stored at NCGR. With proper manipulation most clonally propagated plants can be stored for future generations.

Technical Abstract: Cryogenic storage of apical meristems is being used by the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System as base (long-term backup) storage for several temperate fruit (pear, currant, gooseberry, blackberry, raspberry) and specialty crops (hops, mint, grass). Cryopreservation protocols are defined for many types of plants and many plant forms (seeds, pollen, dormant buds, and apical meristems). Long-term storage for vegetatively propagated plants has always been difficult. Cryogenic storage provides security for the select cultivars important to horticulture and agriculture. Several protocols are now available for use with diverse crops. At the National Clonal Germplasm Repository controlled cooling is a successful technique for many crop types. This web presentation outlines the steps for the basic technique. This techique is successfully used with most of the crops stored at NCGR. With proper manipulation most clonally propagated plants can be stored for future generations.