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Cryopreservation of Plant Germplasm I

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Editors:
  1. Y. P. S. Bajaj

    1. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry (AGRICULTURE, volume 32)

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. Cryopreservation of Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Recalcitrant Seeds

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cryopreservation of Plant Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture for the Conservation of Germplasm and Biodiversity

      • Y. P. S. Bajaj
      Pages 3-28

    3. Cryopreservation of Recalcitrant Seeds

      • V. C. Pence
      Pages 29-50

  3. Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Trees

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Woody Plants

      • A. Sakai
      Pages 53-69

    3. Cryoconservation of Germplasm of Citrus

      • N. Duran-Vila
      Pages 70-86

    4. Cryopreservation of Apple (Malus Species) Genetic Resources

      • C. Stushnoff, M. Seufferheld
      Pages 87-101

    5. Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Mulberry (Morus Species)

      • T. Niino
      Pages 102-113

    6. Cryopreservation and Minimum Growth Storage of Pear (Pyrus Species)

      • T. Moriguchi
      Pages 114-128

    7. Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Walnut (Juglans Species)

      • M. T. de Boucaud, M. Brison
      Pages 129-147

    8. Cryopreservation of Date Palm, Oil Palm, and Coconut

      • F. Engelmann, B. Assy-Bah, S. Bagniol, D. Dumet, N. Michaux-Ferrière
      Pages 148-169

    9. Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Ornamental Palms (Veitchia, Howea, and Calamus Species)

      • B. Krishnapillay, H. F. Chin, M. Marzalina
      Pages 170-179

    10. Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis)

      • M. N. Normah, H. F. Chin
      Pages 180-190

    11. Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Larix and Picea Species

      • P. J. Charest, K. Klimaszewska
      Pages 191-203

    12. Cryopreservation of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

      • A. Hohtola
      Pages 204-214

  4. Cereals and Grasses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
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    2. Cryopreservation of Germplasm of Cereals (Wheat, Rice, and Maize)

      • Y. P. S. Bajaj
      Pages 217-235

    3. Cryopreservation of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.)

      • T. G. Lu, C. S. Sun
      Pages 236-244

    4. Cryopreservation of Some Halophyte Grasses (Puccinellia Species)

      • Zs. Jekkel, G. Gyulai, L. E. Heszky
      Pages 245-255
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The germ plasm of numerous plant species, especially those of forest trees, some agricultural crops, and medicinal plants, is endangered and threatened with extinction. This depletion of germplasm pools and the shrinkage of naturally occurring genetic resources have caused international concern. Conventionally, the germplasm of plants is conserved through seeds, tubers, roots, corms, rhizomes, bulbs, cuttings, etc. However, the germ plasm of a number of trees and plantation crops (such as coconut, cocao, coffee, oil palm, rubber, mango, horse chestnut, etc. ) cannot be preserved since their seed are short-lived (recalcitrant). Likewise, germplasm of vegetatively propagated crops (such as potato and cassava) cannot be stored on a long­ term basis and has to be grown and multiplied periodically in nurseries and fields. The plants are thus exposed to unpredictable weather conditions and diseases, with the result that instances are known where entire genetic stocks are lost. Therefore, unconventional methods are being developed for the storage and international exchange of germplasm. For this purpose in vitro cultures have been employed, but they can only enable short-to medium­ term preservation; moreover, cell cultures upon repeated subculture undergo genetic erosion. In view of the recent developments in the in vitro induction of genetic variability through somaclonal variation, somatic hybridization, recombinant DNA technology, etc. , new methods need to be employed for the storage of desirable cultures. In this regard freeze preservation of cells in liquid nitrogen (-196 0q, like that of semen, enables long-term storage, theoretically, for an indefinite period of time.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

    Y. P. S. Bajaj

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cryopreservation of Plant Germplasm I

  • Editors: Y. P. S. Bajaj

  • Series Title: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03096-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-57451-4Published: 29 September 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08184-2Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03096-7Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0934-943X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-3696

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 514

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Plant Sciences

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