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Embryogenic tissue of nine sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] genotypes from Asia, Africa and the Americas was established from in vitro axillary buds on Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid or 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Embryogenic aggregates, 1.0–2.0 mm in diameter, were encapsulated in alginate gel, precultured on medium containing elevated levels of sucrose and dehydrated prior to rapid freezing in liquid nitrogen. The maximum survival of embryogenic tissue ranged from 4% to 38%, depending on the genotype. With the incorporation of a slow-cooling step, survival was generally much higher than that obtained after rapid freezing alone. Five of eight genotypes tested with this protocol gave survival percentages in excess of 55%, and a further two in excess of 33%, all after evaporative dehydration. The most effective sucrose treatment(s), however, varied with the genotype.
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Received: 7 October 1996 / Revision received: 16 December 1996 / Accepted 27 January 1997
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Bhatti, M., Percival, T., Davey, C. et al. Cryopreservation of embryogenic tissue of a range of genotypes of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L] Lam.) using an encapsulation protocol. Plant Cell Reports 16, 802–806 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050324
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050324