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 …

There is a pressing need for practical and successful conservation efforts to establish long-
term germplasm collections of recalcitrant and tropical species, given the challenge and …

Abstract The genus Passiflora (family Passifloraceae) occurs mainly in tropical regions.
Brazil is considered the most important diversity center of the genus and is also the major …

Passiflora suberosa L. is a wild species of Passiflora, with great agronomic, ornamental and
medicinal potential. In spite of this, there are few biotechnological studies aiming at its in …

This report highlights the first successful cryopreservation of in vitro shoot tips of Cleome
rosea, achieved by the vitrification technique using aluminum cryo-plates (V cryo-plate). The …

This chapter discusses the botany and history, breeding and genetics, molecular genetics,
gene cloning, genomics, micropropagation, micrografting, somatic cell genetics, somatic …

Throughout the advancement of human civilization, medicinal plants have contributed an
immense role. The resources for traditional medicines and most of the modern medicines …

Morphoanatomical analysis of seeds contributes to knowledge of the development of
seedlings and identification of species, as well as supporting conservation studies. The …

Passiflora pohlii is a wild species native to Brazil, with a potential agronomic interest due to
its tolerance to soil-borne pathogens that cause damage to the passion fruit culture, and …

In vitro-grown shoot tips of Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. were successfully cryopreserved by
vitrification. Shoot tips (0.5–1 mm) excised from 6-week-old shoots were precultured in …