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Pollen from eight clones of English walnut (Juglans regia L.) was stored in liquid nitrogen (LN2) at-196°C for one year. Pollen was monitored for percent germination in vitro before being frozen. Pollen was frozen within two hours of anther dehiscence and subsequently at 24 hr intervals until germination assays indicated that the ability to germinate was lost. Survival after one year was evaluated by determining percent germination in vitro. Freshly collected pollen of only five of the eight clones survived LN2. By contrast, when the same pollen was held for 24 and 72 hr before freezing, pollen of all eight clones survived. Survival is correlated with moisture content (MC) of the pollen. Pollen samples with MC greater than 7.5% were killed by freezing in LN2. All pollen samples with MC between 4 and 7.5% survived as did most of the samples with MC between 3.2 and 4%.
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Luza, J.G., Polito, V.S. Cryopreservation of English walnut (Juglans regia L.) pollen. Euphytica 37, 141–148 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00036851
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