To make liquids solid without forming crystals, a “glassy state.” Forming ice crystals inside plant cells can be deadly. When a solid state can be achieved without ice, vitrification is the term used to describe ice free cryopreservation.
Megan Philpott, Valerie PenceL*, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, United States *Speaker Threats to global plant biodiversity compel the need for ex situ collections of species worldwide. However, the subset of species known as exceptional plants are often overlooked. These species produce few or no seeds or produce recalcitrant seeds. The Center for Conservation and […]
Karin Van Der Walt, Jayanthi Nadarajan, David J Burritt, Peter Kemp, Otari Native Botanic Garden – Wellington City Council & Massey University New Zealand, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, University of Otago, Massey University The pandemic pathogen, Myrtle Rust(Austropuccinia psidii) was discovered in New Zealand in 2017 and has now […]