@article{fdi:010053842, title = {{C}omparing encapsulation-dehydration and droplet-vitrification for cryopreservation of sugarcane ({S}accharum spp.) shoot tips}, author = {{B}arraco, {G}iuseppe and {S}ylvestre, {I}sabelle and {E}ngelmann, {F}lorent}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this study, in vitro shoot tips of two sugarcane clones were successfully cryopreserved using encapsulation-dehydration and droplet-vitrification with two vitrification solutions, {PVS}2 and {PVS}3. {F}or both clones, encapsulation-dehydration induced significantly higher recovery, reaching 60% for clone {H}70-144 and 53% for clone {CP}68-1026, compared with droplet-vitrification in which recovery was 33-37% for clone {H}70-144 and 20-27% for clone {CP}68-1026. {O}ptimal conditions included preculture of encapsulated shoot apices for 2411 in liquid medium with 0.75 {M} sucrose and dehydration with silica gel to 20% moisture content (fresh weight basis) before direct immersion in liquid nitrogen. {W}ith both protocols employed, regrowth of cryopreserved samples, as followed by visual observation, was always rapid and direct.}, keywords = {{S}ugarcane ; {C}ryopreservation ; {E}ncapsulation-dehydration ; {D}roplet-vitrification}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientia {H}orticulturae}, volume = {130}, numero = {1}, pages = {320--324}, ISSN = {0304-4238}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1016/j.scienta.2011.07.003}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053842}, }