Introduction
- Germplasm repositories collect, maintain, evaluate, and distribute plant materials to interested scientists throughout the world.
- International shipping of in vitro cultures is often more successful than distribution of other plant forms because the cultures are more likely to comply with quarantine regulations.
- Transportation of sterile cultures can be challenging as well. Maintaining sterility within the container, liquefaction of the medium due to shaking or cabin pressure changes during flights, freezing or overheating, and neglect on shipping docks for extended periods are a few of the difficulties.