The conservation of crop genetic resources, including their wild relatives, is of utmost
importance for the future of mankind. Most crops produce orthodox seeds and can, therefore …

Encapsulation technology is an exciting and rapidly growing area of biotechnological
research. This has drawn tremendous attention in recent years because of its wide use in …

This study focuses on the specific problems of protein extraction from recalcitrant plant
tissues and evaluates several methods to bypass them. Sample preparation is a critical step …

One millimeter sized shoot-tips excised from rooted in vitro plants of the genera Musa and
Ensete were successfully cryopreserved with the droplet vitrification technique. We show …

Over the past decades, plant cryopreservation technologies have been evolving rapidly,
opening the door to the possibility of long-term storage of valuable genetic resources of …

Cryopreservation is a perfect method for long-term conservation of plant genetic resources,
using very low temperature (liquid nitrogen,-196° C). This method has been recognized as a …

The utilisation of cryopreservation for the eradication of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) or
banana streak virus (BSV) from Musa spp. was investigated. Banana plants, cv. Williams …

In vitro methods provide opportunities for propagating and preserving endangered plant
species when seed-based methods are not adequate. Such species include those that …

Banana (Musa spp.) multiple shoot meristems are an excellent model to study the meristem
proteome. Using a 2‐DE protocol developed for small amounts of tissue and MS‐based …

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding
of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops …