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Table 2 Germination (protocorms and seedlings) of Angraecum magdalenae and Benthamia cinnabarina after cryopreservation with the optimum PVS2 treatment for each species

From: Cryopreservation without vitrification suitable for large scale cryopreservation of orchid seeds

Medium

A. magdalenae

B. cinnabarina

Symbiotic (RM2 + fungus)

79.6

15.0

Asymbiotic (RM1)

92.5

23.2

  1. RM2 tul1 was the symbiotic medium for A. magdalenae and RM2 tul2 for B. cinnabarina