Ex situ conservation and cryopreservation of orchid germplasm

Premise of research. Orchids are among the most enigmatic of plant species. Yet the Orchidaceae comprises more species at risk of extinction than any other plant family. The collection and storage of orchid germplasm-principally seeds and associated mycorrhizal fungi but also protocorm-like bodies u...

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Main Authors: Merritt, D., Hay, F., Swarts, N., Sommerville, K., Dixon, Kingsley
Format: Journal Article
Published: University of Chicago Press 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18607