Despite the dramatic increase in food production thanks to the Green Revolution, hunger is
increasing among human populations around the world, affecting one in nine people. The …

Simple Summary The protection of biodiversity, ie, the biological variety and variability of life
on Earth, is of great importance for the present and future generations. Maintaining variation …

Abstract Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. is a high value medicinally important plant used as a
memory enhancer, the germplasm of which requires to be conserved long-term due to its …

Endosperm, an ephemeral and storage tissue, serves as a source of nutrition and protection
during embryo development and germination. It can be used for the cultivation of polyploid …

Cryopreservation is a unique option for the long-term conservation of threatened plant
species with non-orthodox or limitedly available seeds. However, the wide application of …

Plant breeding depends largely on having access to a wide variety of plant genetic
resources, which are vulnerable to losses caused by biotic and abiotic threats when grown …

BACKGROUND: Cicer microphyllum Benth. is a crop wild relative (CWR) of chickpea (C.
arietinum L.), that possess useful genes for cold and drought tolerance. The species is being …

Several plant secondary metabolites are used in the production of different pharmaceuticals
based on their biological activities. The conservation and sustainable use of medicinal …

Cryopreservation, storing biological material in liquid nitrogen (LN,− 196° C), offers a
valuable option for the long-term conservation of non-orthodox seeds and vegetatively …

The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (PFR) supports a large
kiwifruit breeding program that includes more than twenty Actinidia species. Almost all the …