TY - BOOK AU - Agrawal,A. AU - Swennen,R. AU - Panis B. TI - A comparision of four methods for cryopreservation of meristems in banana (Musa spp.) KW - BANANA KW - BENZYLADENINE KW - CRYOPRESERVATION KW - CRYOPROTECTION KW - MERISTEM KW - MUSA SPP KW - ROBUSTA KW - SUCROSE KW - VITRIFICATION N2 - To establish an improved protocol for the cryopreservation of banana (Musa spp.), a fast-freeze/fast-thaw method was applied and compared to three existing cryogenic procedures, namely, simple freezing, vitrification of proliferating meristems and vitrification of individual meristems. The average post-thaw shoot regeneration of the fast freeze/fast thaw protocol was 51.8 UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WGZHN0nKUU98mJEDGVXmeZaZ4agYP71J/view?usp=drivesdk ER -