Research on long-term storage and exchange of in vitro plant germplasm
1985
Withers, L.A. | Williams, J.T.
Short-term and long-term methods of storing in vitro cultures exist. The short-term methods are most effective for shoot cultures, the long-term for cell suspensions. Effective storage techniques for the other culture systems, however, are not available. Germplasm can be exchanged internationally as shoot cultures; such exchange requieres phytosanitary procedures. Other aspects of in vitro conservation, including acquisition, disease indexing, genetic stability, and chracterization, must be developed. The International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR) has established an Advisory Committee on In Vitro Storage, reviewed in vitro conservation techniques, and recommended increased attention to crops other than model systems and to specific methods. IBPGR has also initiated major research into priority crops and key techniques, and is coordinating a worldwide survey and information service on in vitro conservation
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