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Vitrification, a complementary cryopreservation method for Betula pendula Roth.
Cryobiology - 1 Oct 2005
Ryynänen Leena, Aronen Tuija
Abstract excerpt
Cryopreservation--the storage of plant germplasm in liquid nitrogen--provides a modern tool for the conservation of forest genetic resources. It is especially applicable for species in which their micropropagation can be initiated from mature tree buds, e.g., silver birch (Betula pendula Roth), thus enabling the conservation of specific genotypes: endangered elite trees and trees expressing rare, valuable or...
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