Cryogenic preservation of grape (<i>Vitis vinifera</i> L.) pollen

Authors

  • S. Ganeshan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/vitis.1985.24.169-173

Keywords:

pollen, variety of vine, cold, storage, germination

Abstract

Pollen of five grape cultivars stored in liquid nitrogen ( -196 °C) showed no significant decrease in percentage germination after 64 weeks, whereas pollen stored under laboratory conditions lost viability within 4 weeks. Significant differences in pollen viability were recorded among the cultivars after the storage duration of 64 weeks. This technique of pollen cryopreservation will be advantageous for grape breeders and gene banks involved in pollen preservation for conservation of grape genetic resources.

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Published

2015-12-17

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 3 (1985): VITIS

Section

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