Objective About 20, 000 plant species are believed to be endangered, rare and threatened with extinction. Their preservation is essential for classical and modern plant breeding programmes. Also, this biodiversity is a source of compounds for the pharmaceutical, food and crop protection industries. Conventionally, germplasm is conserved through seeds, roots, cuttings, etc. For long-term storage of plant germplasm, cry preservation is the only available method. Soar, cry preservation procedures were mainly developed based on empirical grounds. Hence, cry preservation of plant germplasm is still not a standardised method and depends on tissue and plant species/variety. This project aims to determine the necessary physic-biochemical state of any plant species/tissues needed for successful cry preservation. As such a generally applicable cry preservation protocol can be established and becomes available for all germplasm collections in Europe. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant breeding Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Address 42,kardinaal mercierlaan 92 3001 Heverlee Belgium See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DSMZ-DEUTSCHE SAMMLUNG VON MIKROORGANISMEN UND ZELLKULTUREN GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Mascheroder weg 1b 38124 Braunschweig See on map INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue la fayette 213 97492 Sainte-clotilde See on map INTERNATIONAL PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES INSTITUTE Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via delle chiese 142 00145 Roma See on map ISTITUTO SPERIMENTALE PER LA FRUTTICOLTURA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via di fioranello 52 00134 Roma See on map UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bell street kydd building DD1 1HG Dundee See on map UNIVERSITY OF DERBY United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kedleston road Derby See on map Links Website Opens in new window
