Key message Cryopreservation provides valuable genes for further breeding of elite
cultivars, and cryotherapy improves the production of virus-free plants in Malus spp., thus …

CRYOPRESERVATION OF APPLE GENETIC RESOURCES Page 1 CRYOPRESERVATION OF
APPLE GENETIC RESOURCES C. STUSHNOFF Department of Horticulture Science, lJniversity …

Cryopreservation is important for safeguarding the genetic resources of apple germplasm in
Kazakhstan, the center of origin for apples. In this study, conducted with five apple …

In apple, virally transmitted diseases cause economic losses as a result of their direct effect
on production and yield and by causing an increased susceptibility to other phytopathogenic …

Two droplet procedures, droplet-vitrification (PVS2) and droplet (DMSO) were applied for
cryopreservation of in vitro cultured apple (Malus domestica Borkh., cvs. Florina, Idared …

BACKGROUND: There is an urgent need in Kazakhstan for virus-free nursery stock to
reinvigorate the industry and preserve historic cultivars. An in vitro collection of apples could …

Apple stem pitting virus (ASPV), Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV) and Apple stem
grooving virus (ASGV) are several major viral pathogens of apple trees, responsible for …

Most temperate fruit species are genetically heterozygous and vegetatively propagated.
Active collections of fruit genetic resources in Germany are generally maintained in the field …

A simple and efficient cryopreservation protocol using encapsulation-dehydration was
established for in vitro-grown shoot-tips of apple 'Gala'(Malus× domestica Borkh.). Shoot …

The clonal wild-species Malus collection at the Julius Kühn-Institute, Institute for Breeding
Research on Fruit Crops, Germany, comprises 507 accessions of 46 species and represents …