| The paineira-rosa (Chorisia speciosa St. Hil) is an arboreal species of great importance in restoring degraded ecosystems and riparian forests, however, the availability of seeds of this species is low. The objective was to establish in vitro germination protocols and cryopreservation of paineira-rosa seeds. For the in vitro germination, MS culture medium and WPM was tested three concentrations of sucrose (0, 15, 30 g L-1) and three pH levels (4.8, 5.8 and 6.8). For cryopreservation, the seeds were dried on silica gel or laminar flow for different times (0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 h) and then were stored in liquid nitrogen (-196 °C) for 24 h, defrosted in a water bath (38 °C) for four minutes and they were inserted into test tubes containing WPM medium cultivation.... |
