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Two in vitro conservation methods have beendeveloped for the ex situ conservation of germplasm fromCedrela fissilis, an economically important tree of theBrazilian Atlantic Forest. The first method involves the medium-term storage, at 25°C, of artificial seeds comprising alginate encapsulatedvegetative propagules (shoot tips, cotyledonary and epicotyl nodal segments).Maximum post-storage (3 months) viabilities of 96–100% wereachieved for encapsulated shoot tips and cotyledonary nodal segments stored onwater-solidified agar (at 0.4–0.7% w/v). Encapsulated shoot tips storedfor 6 months on 0.4% (w/v) agar showed the highest survival rates(44%). Seeds of C. fissilis were successfully cryopreserved(100%) after direct immersion in liquid nitrogen. Ex situstorage procedures are now available for the medium- to long-term conservationof C. fissilis. These approaches offer new opportunitiesfor the conservation, sustainable management and utilization of this valuablefast growing timber tree.
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Da Costa Nunes, E., Benson, E.E., Oltramari, A.C. et al. In vitro conservation of Cedrela fissilis Vellozo (Meliaceae),a native tree of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Biodiversity and Conservation 12, 837–848 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022492226341
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