XVI International Botanical Congess

As part of a collaboration between CREW and the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC), in vitro techniques have been applied to 22 endangered US species in a project which develops propagation protocols for species in the CPC's National Collection. Species which had been difficult to propagate were selected by CPC member gardens for this project. Plants are first introduced into culture, followed by multiplication, rooting, and finally acclimation to growth in soil. Plants are then sent to their respective CPC gardens for additional study. Cryopreservation protocols are also applied to each genet for long-term storage in LN at CREW. Of the species being studied, 10 have been propagated while the other 12 remain at various stages of the process. Funded in part by IMLS grants #IC-50056-95 and #IC-70248-97.