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Name SHIMADA Atsushi
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Title

Annual Best Paper Award, Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

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Long-term Preservation of Japanese Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai) Pollen

Date

2026/03

Association

The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

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Masashi Yamamoto, Kinya Maeno, Kazutaka Shinohara, Akihiro Higashi, Norio Takada, Takami Sakaue, Atsushi Shimada, Naoko Kozai, Itaru Kozaki

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Mentions in academic or scientific journals

Country/Region

Japan

Summary

The long-term preservation of pollen is imperative for the conservation of genetic resources and cross-breeding. In the present study, we demonstrated that preserved pollen of the Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai) retains viability for a minimum of 50 years.

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