The market for ornamental plants is growing every year, becoming an important part of the
economy. Every year hundreds of new cultivars, replacing the current assortment, are …

Premise of research. Orchids are among the most enigmatic of plant species. Yet the
Orchidaceae comprises more species at risk of extinction than any other plant family. The …

The multiple, complex risks to plant species survival are increasing, and conservation
strategies that include ex situ as well as in situ approaches are needed now more than ever …

In the face of habitat loss and a changing climate, there is a growing need for increased
efforts to conserve plant biodiversity. The genetic diversity of many crops is well represented …

Sampling a whole flora or any significant subset for ex situ conservation purposes is a
complex, long-term proposition. Thus, it is important to consider what constitutes an …

Cryopreservation is increasingly important as a conservation tool, particularly for threatened
exceptional species. The goal of this study was to investigate the current knowledge of plant …

Approximately one fifth of the world's plants are at risk of extinction. Of these, a significant
number exist as populations of few individuals, with limited distribution ranges and under …

BACKGROUND: The low temperature of liquid nitrogen is assumed to stop ageing and
preserve viability indefinitely, however there are few validating data sets. The use of seeds …

Many species of ferns and lycophytes are threatened by habitat destruction, over-collecting,
invasive species, and climate change, and plans to secure their in situ and ex situ …

Desiccation tolerance (DT) represents an ecophysiological strategy probably developed
during land conquest by primitive plants that have been progressively lost in photosynthetic …