Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado secures collections of our nation's important agricultural resources. Many of the fruit and nut crops at NLGRP must be preserved as non-seed tissues in order to capture the exact genetic composition of the variety. This video covers one such process used to cryopreserve the genetic material of apple trees during winter dormancy.
This video was produced by Colorado State University Online and made possible in part by funding from the USDA-ARS and the USDA-NIFA-Higher Education Challenge Grant Program (2020-70003-303930). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, lender.
The USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado secures collections of our nation's important agricultural resources. Many of the fruit and nut crops at NLGRP must be preserved as non-seed tissues in order to capture the exact genetic composition of the variety. This video covers one such process used to cryopreserve the genetic material of apple trees during winter dormancy.
This video was produced by Colorado State University Online and made possible in part by funding from the USDA-ARS and the USDA-NIFA-Higher Education Challenge Grant Program (2020-70003-303930). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, lender.
