<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Among the ex situ methods for the preservation of forest tree germplasm, conventional seed banking is considered the most efficient method for the majority of species whilst cryopreservation has an important role in long-term conservation. The influence of cryoprotectants prior to liquid nitrogen (LN) storage and osmoconditioning priming treatments with polyethylene glycol (PEG) after LN storage were evaluated for germination (%), germination value (GV) and mean germination time (MGT) in seeds of Cryptomeria japonica. Sugi seeds were treated with two cryoprotectants (DMSO and PVS2) before immersion into LN and stored for three days. Although the C. japonica seeds survived liquid nitrogen treatment, their viability was reduced from 25% of intact seeds to 17% in LN. The seeds treated with 35% DMSO showed higher germination (28%) as compared with seeds directly-immersed in LN without cryoprotectant treatment. In contrast, PVS2 pretreated seeds decreased germination (13%). Two concentrations of PEG priming treatments were carried out. Osmoconditioning treatment in -0.4 MPa PEG solution after removal from LN enhanced the subsequent germination percentage and decreased MGT. PEG treatments at both -0.4 and -1.2MPa to PVS2 pretreated seeds before cryopreservation partially alleviated the negative effect of PVS2. DMSO pretreated seeds immersed into LN and treated with -0.4MPa PEG maintained the 28% of germination obtained in the control conditions and reduced the mean germination time (MGT). It can therefore be summarized that pretreatment with 35% DMSO was suitable for the cryopreservation of C. japonica seeds whilst the PEG priming treatment circumvented imbibitional damage after LN exposure.</p></abstract>

Among the ex situ methods for the preservation of forest tree germplasm, conventional seed banking is considered the most efficient method for the majority of species whilst cryopreservation has an important role in long-term conservation. The influence of cryoprotectants prior to liquid nitrogen (LN) storage and osmoconditioning priming treatments with polyethylene glycol (PEG) after LN storage were evaluated for germination (%), germination value (GV) and mean germination time (MGT) in seeds of Cryptomeria japonica. Sugi seeds were treated with two cryoprotectants (DMSO and PVS2) before immersion into LN and stored for three days. Although the C. japonica seeds survived liquid nitrogen treatment, their viability was reduced from 25% of intact seeds to 17% in LN. The seeds treated with 35% DMSO showed higher germination (28%) as compared with seeds directly-immersed in LN without cryoprotectant treatment. In contrast, PVS2 pretreated seeds decreased germination (13%). Two concentrations of PEG priming treatments were carried out. Osmoconditioning treatment in -0.4 MPa PEG solution after removal from LN enhanced the subsequent germination percentage and decreased MGT. PEG treatments at both -0.4 and -1.2MPa to PVS2 pretreated seeds before cryopreservation partially alleviated the negative effect of PVS2. DMSO pretreated seeds immersed into LN and treated with -0.4MPa PEG maintained the 28% of germination obtained in the control conditions and reduced the mean germination time (MGT). It can therefore be summarized that pretreatment with 35% DMSO was suitable for the cryopreservation of C. japonica seeds whilst the PEG priming treatment circumvented imbibitional damage after LN exposure.

Effects of Cryoprotectants and Post-storage Priming on Seed Germination of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica

Silvae Genetica

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Among the ex situ methods for the preservation of forest tree germplasm, conventional seed banking is considered the most efficient method for the majority of...

Effects of Cryoprotectants and Post-storage Priming on Seed Germination of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica

Published Online: Oct 19, 2017

Page range: 162 - 168

Received: Feb 22, 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2009-0021

Keywords
Cryptomeria japonica, seed storage, liquid nitrogen, cryoprotectant, DMSO, PVS2, priming, cryopreservation, ex situ conservation.

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Effects of Cryoprotectants and Post-storage Priming on Seed Germination of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica

Published Online: Oct 19, 2017

Page range: 162 - 168

Received: Feb 22, 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2009-0021

KeywordsCryptomeria japonica, seed storage, liquid nitrogen, cryoprotectant, DMSO, PVS2, priming, cryopreservation, ex situ conservation.

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Cryptomeria japonica, seed storage, liquid nitrogen, cryoprotectant, DMSO, PVS2, priming, cryopreservation, ex situ conservation.