Cryopreservation of Hamilin sweet orange [(Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck)] embryogenic calli using a modified aluminum cryo-plate technique

•A modified aluminum cryo-plate method was developed for Citrus calli.•There was an 88,7% survival rate after cryopreservation.•There was an 75,2% embryos regenerated. A modified aluminum cryo-plate technique was applied for cryopreservation of embryogenic citrus calli using aluminum cryo-plate. Aft...

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Published inScientia horticulturae Vol. 224; pp. 302 - 305
Main Authors Souza, Fernanda Vidigal Duarte, Kaya, Ergun, Vieira, Lívia de Jesus, Souza, Antônio da Silva, Carvalho, Mariane de Jesus da Silva, Santos, Emanuela Barbosa, Alves, Alfredo Augusto Cunha, Ellis, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 20.10.2017
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Summary:•A modified aluminum cryo-plate method was developed for Citrus calli.•There was an 88,7% survival rate after cryopreservation.•There was an 75,2% embryos regenerated. A modified aluminum cryo-plate technique was applied for cryopreservation of embryogenic citrus calli using aluminum cryo-plate. After encapsulation in a medium with 3% alginate, the beads were placed directly on aluminum foil troughs for exposure to plant vitrification solution (PVS2) incubated on ice for three intervals (30, 45 and 60min). After rewarming, the calli were incubated under light (16h/8h) or dark at 27±2°C. The survival rates ranged from 59.2% following 45min of PVS2 exposure to 88.7% after 30min of exposure. The 30-min PVS2 treatment yielded the highest callus growth (1.4) and percentage of calli with embryos regenerated (43.57%). The highest percentage of embryos regenerated was observed in dark condition (75.2%). The method described using aluminum foil troughs is efficient for cryopreservation of embryogenic citrus calli.
ISSN:0304-4238
1879-1018
DOI:10.1016/j.scienta.2017.06.042