Terms used on the Crop Genebank Knowledge Base.
Term | Definition |
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Regeneration |
The process of restoring a whole plant from individual cells by manipulating an in vitro culture. The growing of a sample of seeds from an accession to replenish the viability of the original accession. It is usually done when the viability of the original material drops to less than 85%. |
Sources for this glossary:
IPGRI Tech. Bulletin 10: Molecular markers for genebank management and
Seed handling in genebanks training course
Glossary open source software by M. Brampton
Glossary open source software by M. Brampton