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Use of Cryopreservation in Breeding Programs

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Reproductive Biology and Plant Breeding

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Cultivated crop species, all over the world, are being improved continuously in order to meet the demand for more food, feed and fibre. Traditionally, crop improvement is based on conventional plant breeding strategies and this approach has resulted in the production and release of superior varieties of all major food crops. The breeding priorities are, however, dictated by the immediate needs of the consumer, with emphasis placed on developing crop species with increased yield, nutritional quality and resistance to pests, pathogens, and adverse environment. In order to ensure that new varieties of crop species are available to meet future demands, it becomes imperative that a high priority be accorded now for the acquisition and preservation of all valuable germplasm even if these germplasms are not required at this point in time. Additionally, with the emphasis placed globally on sustainable agriculture, preservation of plant genetic resources has become a high priority agenda.

NRCC No. 33516

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  1. Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    K. K. Kartha

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  1. La Minière, G.E.V.E.S., 78285, Guyancourt Cédex, France

    Yvette Dattée

  2. RCAP INRA 23879, Université Lyon I, Bât 741, 43 boulevard du 11 Novembre, 69622, Villeurbanne Cédex, France

    Christian Dumas

  3. Station de Génétique végétale, I.N.A.-P.G., Ferme du Moulon, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    André Gallais

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Kartha, K.K. (1992). Use of Cryopreservation in Breeding Programs. In: Dattée, Y., Dumas, C., Gallais, A. (eds) Reproductive Biology and Plant Breeding. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76998-6_29

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