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Phenotypic changes and DNA methylation status in cryopreserved seeds of rye (Secale cereale L.).
Cryobiology - 1 Jun 2018
Lu Jie, Greene Stephanie, Reid Scott, Cruz Von Mark V, Dierig David A, Byrne Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Conserving genetic diversity is a major priority of the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP), operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. There are two long-term preservation methods employed in the NLGRP: storage in a -18 °C freezer (conventional storage) and storage in liquid nitrogen vapor phase at -135 to -180 °C (cryopreservation). To test the...
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