Collection Code

CNR-IBE-CRYOBANK

Collection Name

Cryobank of Fruit Trees Tissues

Institution Code

IBE-FI-CNR  

Collection Permanent Identifier

78c9b49e-d4a3-4451-b3b3-ef34cf06caa4  

Collection Type

Cryopreserved collection

Owner Institution

Institute of BioEconomy (IBE) - Section of Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Department of AgriFood Sciences (DiSBA), National Council of Research (CNR), Sesto Fiorentino, IT

Bioresources

Plant organs preserved In liquid nitrogen at -196 °C.

Main Taxa

Accessions from Malus domestica, Prunus domestica and Citrus spp.

Description

The Cryobank of IBE preserves in liquid nitrogen, at -196 °C, the following accessions: (i) polyembryonic seeds from 24 accessions of Citrus spp. from the Medicean Collection of Villa Reale di Castello, in Florence (XVI°Century); (ii) dormant buds from 19 accessions of ancient varieties from the Veneto region, Italy; (iii) dormant buds from 3 accessions of plum (Prunus domestica) from the C.A.V.-Center of Nursery Activities of Tebano, Ravenna.

Keywords

Tissue culture, micropropagation, cryopreservation, liquid nitrogen

Preservation Techniques

The cryoprocedures utilized for cryopreservation are the desiccation and direct immersion in liquid nitrogen of polyembryonic seeds (Citrus) and the dormant bud technique for the conservation of uni-nodal segments of Malus domestica and Prunus domestica.

Services

Long-term maintenance of fruit tree germplasm, distribution of accessions

Competence / Expertise

Tissue culture, micropropagation, cryopreservation

Quality

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Projects

Partner of BioGenRes (http://www.biogenres.cnr.it/), partner of RGVFAO 2020-2022 (http://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/6760), collaborative agreement with C.A.V. of Tebano, Ravenna, for the duplication of apple germplasm.

Associations

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License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode  

Rights Holder

CNR-IBE, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy

Access Rights

For research use only.

Bibliographic Citation

Lambardi M, Benelli C, De Carlo A (2024). Cryobank of Fruit Trees Tissues (CNR-IBE-CRYOBANK). Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Bioeconomia, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy. [online] URL: https://biomemory.cnr.it/collections/CNR-IBE-CRYOBANK

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