@article{fdi:010049243, title = {{M}orpho-histological study of banana ({M}usa spp. cv. {G}rande {N}aine [{AAA}]) cell suspensions during cryopreservation and regeneration}, author = {{G}eorget, {F}. and {E}ngelmann, {F}lorent and {D}omergue, {R}. and {C}ote, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this work, a morpho-histological study of banana ({M}usa spp. cv. {G}rande {N}aine [{AAA}]) embryogenic cell suspensions during cryopreservation and regeneration was performed. {I}t was demonstrated that the regeneration process of somatic embryos originating from cryopreserved cell suspensions was different from that of control cell suspensions. {S}omatic embryos originating from cryopreserved cell suspensions had a unicellular origin. {T}he regeneration process was modified not only by freezing in liquid nitrogen but also by the plasmolyzing effect of the 0.5 {M} sucrose solution employed during pretreatment. {T}his result explained the high number of embryonic structures formed on {M}3 medium, compared with the control. {P}roembryos blocked at the globular stage could pursue their development when they were plated on new culture medium at a lower density after 30 days of culture on {M}3 medium. {T}he unicellular origin of somatic embryos produced from cryopreserved cell suspensions offers the prospect of using cryopreservation to select non-chimeral transformed plants.}, keywords = {banana ; embryogenic cell suspension ; cryopreservation ; histology ; cellular selection}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}ryoletters}, volume = {30}, numero = {6}, pages = {398--407}, ISSN = {0143-2044}, year = {2009}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049243}, }