A methodology for recovering cassava plants from shoot tips maintained in liquid nitrogen

cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/bf01092769
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn0721-7714
cg.issn1432-203X
cg.issue7
cg.journalPlant Cell Reports
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.ciatCASSAVA
cg.volume16
dc.contributor.authorEscobar Pérez, Roosevelt H.
dc.contributor.authorMafla, G.
dc.contributor.authorRoca, W.
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-28T12:45:47Zen
dc.date.available2017-08-28T12:45:47Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/83250
dc.titleA methodology for recovering cassava plants from shoot tips maintained in liquid nitrogenen
dcterms.abstractShoot tips of in vitro-grown plantlets of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), representing a wide range of germplasm, were cryopreserved as follows: precultured for 3 days, cryoprotected and dehydrated for 1 h, then frozen in liquid nitrogen using a six-step protocol. After 3 h in liquid nitrogen, the shoot tips were removed, rapidly warmed, and recultured sequentially in three recovery media. After 2 weeks, the regeneration of frozen shoot tips was completed. Genotypes with a low response were identified. Their response was attributed to the effects of pre- and post-freezing steps. Refining the methodology led to a consistent 50-70 percent plant recovery. (RA)en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEscobar Pérez, Roosevelt H.; Mafla B., Graciela; Roca, William M. 1997. A methodology for recovering cassava plants from shoot tips maintained in liquid nitrogen. Plant Cell Reports (Germany). 16(7):474-478.en
dcterms.extentp. 474-478
dcterms.issued1997
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherSpringer
dcterms.subjectmanihot esculentaen
dcterms.subjectbiological conservationen
dcterms.subjectfreezingen
dcterms.subjectmandiocaen
dcterms.subjectconservación biológicaen
dcterms.subjectcongelaciónen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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