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| | Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement |
 | | Conventionally, germplasm is conserved through seeds, roots, cuttings, etc. Cryopreservation or freeze-preservation at ultra-low temperature (-196°C) is the method of choice for the long-term conservation of plant germplasm, since biochemical and most physical processes are arrested under these conditions. |
 | | During the last decades, 3 efficient cryopreservation protocols for meristem cultures of banana were established at the Laboratory. |
 | | Hence, cryopreservation of plant germplasm is still not standardised and depends on the tissue and plant species/variety. |
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