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Regeneration of plants from potato meristems freeze-preserved for 24 months

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Plants have been regenerated from cultures of potato meristems freeze-preserved in liquid nitrogen (−196°C) for 24 months. The implications and the feasibility of employing cryogenic methods for the long-term conservation, and international exchange of germplasm of potato, and other vegetatively propagated crops are pointed out.

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  1. Tissue Culture Laboratory, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

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Bajaj, Y.P.S. Regeneration of plants from potato meristems freeze-preserved for 24 months. Euphytica 30, 141–145 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033670

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