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We have previously reported that strong desiccation tolerance in carrot somatic embryos can be achieved by treatment with abscisic acid (ABA). In this study, we examined the possibility of long-term preservation of ABA-treated and desiccated somatic embryos. Somatic embryos that had been desiccated after treatment with ABA survived for at least 169 weeks at –25 °C. By contrast, somatic embryos that had not been desiccated after treatment with ABA survived for at least 24 weeks at +5 °C but died at –25 °C.
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Received: 11 July 1998 / Revision received: 20 October 1998 / Accepted: 20 November 1998
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Shiota, H., Tachibana, K., Watabe, K. et al. Successful long-term preservation of abscisic-acid-treated and desiccated carrot somatic embryos. Plant Cell Reports 18, 749–753 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050654
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050654