Background Quercus seeds that are recalcitrant to desiccation and freezing temperatures
cannot be stored in gene banks under conventional conditions. However, the germplasm of …

Successful cryopreservation of Q. robur germplasm as plumules (ie shoot apical meristems
of embryos) is described in this paper. After excision from the recalcitrant seeds and …

Oaks (genus Quercus) are dominant and iconic trees in most European, American, Asian
and North African forests, from cool temperate to tropical environments. There are at least …

BACKGROUND: The seeds of oak (Quercus) species cannot be conserved in conventional
seed banks and require cryobiotechnologies for long-term, ex situ conservation …

In order to evaluate the feasibility of cryopreservation of Wych elm (Ulmus glabra Huds.)
seeds, we evaluated the seeds sensitivity to extreme desiccation and/or the ultra-low …

We describe an encapsulation and dehydration procedure for the cryopreservation of cork
oak (Quercus suber L.) somatic embryos that resulted in at least 90% survival. Genetic …

Quercus species have seeds recalcitrant against long-term storage. Cryopreservation of
embryonic axes could be a feasible way of preserving their genetic diversity. Several …

Conventional dry seed storage is unlikely for about one third of all tree species (and nearly
half of evergreen rain forest trees) as they probably produce desiccation sensitive …

The conservation of genetic resources in cryocollections requires reliable protocols for the
cryopreservation and the regeneration of the preserved material. With Ulmus glabra, the …

This paper describes progress preserving oak seeds. Oak seeds are recalcitrant, meaning
they do not survive drying and hence the storage conditions typically used for seed banks …