Threats during cryopreservation of seed embryonic axes of woody plants

Abstract

Cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen (–196℃, LN) is the method of long−term conservation of plant tissues, which has been evolving for many of seed of woody plant species. During cryopreservation protocol to LN in plant cells take place the supercooling tissue water or vitrification, which allows the successful storage. Water content was a significant determining factor with survival of cryostored embryonic axes of woody plants. The protocols of cryopreservation include some steps during preparation of plant material, which could be a source of oxidative stress, phase transition of membranes and destruction in cells