The Hawaiian Rare Plant Program (HRPP) Micropropagation Laboratory serves as an ex-situ germplasm repository for Hawaii’s rarest plant species. Introduction of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) to Hawaii is a major threat to wild populations of the twenty-three endemic Pritchardia species, many of which are already endangered. Using tissue culture, the HRPP Micropropagation Lab […]
Micropropagation and Cryopreservation of Hawaiian Pritchardia
