Cocoa pods, Venezuela. Photo: C.Lanaud ©CIRAD
Arabica coffee, Ethiopia. Photo: ©Jean-Pierre Labouisse
Yams in Benin. Photo: J-L Pham ©IRD
Rice harvest, Guinea. Photo: J-L Pham ©IRD
Maize corn. Photo: ©Brigitte Gouesnard

Publications

Papers

  • Engelmann-Sylvestre I, Engelmann F.  Cryopreservation of in vitro-grown shoot tips of Clinopodium odorum  using aluminium cryo-plates .  Scientia Horticuturae , submitted.
  • Marković Z,  Preiner D, Bošnjak AM, Safner T, Stupić D, Andabaka Z, Maletić E, Chatelet P, Engelmann F, Kontić JK. 2014. In vitro introduction of healthy and virus-infected genotypes of native Croatian grapevine cultivars.  Central European Journal of Biology   9:1087-1098 (DOI) 10.2478/s11535-014-0337-7.
  • Marković Z, Chatelet P, Preiner D, Sylvestre I, Engelmann F, Karoglan Kontić J. 2014. Effect of shooting media and source of material of grapevine shoot tip (Vitis vinifera) recovery after cryopreservation . CryoLetters  35: 40-47.
  •  Barraco G, Sylvestre I, Collin M, Escoute J, Lartaud M, Verdeil JL, Engelmann F. 2014. Histological study of yam shoot tips during their cryopreservation using the encapsulation-dehydration technique.  Protoplasma  251: 177-189. doi.org/10.1007/s00709-013-0536-5.
  • Marković Z, Chatelet P, Sylvestre I, Karoglan Kontić J, Engelmann F. 2014. Cryopreservation of grapevine (Vitis vinifera  L.) in vitro  shoot tips using encapsulation-dehydration and droplet-vitrification . Central European Journal of Biology  8: 993-1000.
  • Salma M, Sylvestre I, Collin M, Escoute J, Lartaud M, Yi JY, Kim HH, Verdeil JL, Engelmann F. 2014. Effect of the successive steps of a cryopreservation protocol on the structural integrity of Rubia akane Nakai hairy roots.   Protoplasma  251:649-659. DOI 10.1007/s00709-013-0565-0.
  • Polzin F, Sylvestre I, Déchamp E, Ilbert P, Etienne H, Engelmann F. 2014. Multiplication of African yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata ) using a temporary immersion system . In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant  50: 210-216.  DOI 10.1007/s11627-013-9552-6.
  • Engelmann-Sylvestre I, Engelmann F. 2014. Effect of various growth regulators on growth of yam (Dioscorea  trifida ) in vitro  shoot tips . African Journal of Biotechnology  13: 1645-1649.
  • Engelmann-Sylvestre I, Engelmann F. 2013. Effect of brassinosteroids on growth of in vitro  shoot tips of several yam (Dioscorea  spp.) species . American Journal of Plant Sciences  4: 2271-2274. doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2013.411280.
  • Marković Z, Chatelet P, Peyrière A, Preiner D, Engelmann-Sylvestre I, Karoglan Kontić J, Engelmann F. 2013. Effect of proline pretreatment on grapevine shoot-tip response to a droplet-vitrification protocol . American Journal of Plant Sciences  4:2414-2417.
  • Barraco G, Chatelet P, Balsemin E, Sylvestre I, Engelmann F. 2012. Cryopreservation of Prunus cerasus  using vitrification method and replacement of cold hardening with preculture on medium enriched with sucrose and/or glycerol.  Scientia Horticulturae  148:104-108. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2012.09.034
  • Barraco G, Sylvestre I, Iapichino G, Engelmann F. 2013. Investigating the cryopreservation of nodal explants of Lithodora rosmarinifolia (Ten.) Johnst., a rare, endemic Mediterranean species.  Plant Biotechnology Report  7:141-146. doi: 10.1007/s11816-012-0241-4
  • Yi JY, Sylvestre I, Collin M, Salma M, Lee SY, Kim HH, Park HJ, Engelmann F. 2012. Improved cryopreservation using droplet-vitrification method and histological changes associated with cryopreservation of madder (Rubia akane  Nakai ). Korean Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology  30:79-84. doi: 10.7235/hort.2012.11087
  • Barraco G, Chatelet P, Balsemin E, Sylvestre I, Engelmann F. 2012. Cryopreservation of Prunus cerasus  using vitrification method and replacement of cold hardening with preculture on medium enriched with sucrose and/or glycerol . Scientia Horticulturae  148 :104-108.
  • Vujovic T, Sylvestre I, Ruzic D, Engelmann F. 2011. Droplet-vitrification of apical shoot tips of Rubus fruticosus    L. and Prunus cerasifera    Ehrh .  Scientia Horticulturae  130:222-228. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2011.06.049
  • Barraco G, Sylvestre I, Iapichino G, Engelmann F. 2011. Cryopreservation of Limonium serotinum    apical shoots from in vitro plantlets using droplet-vitrification.  Scientia Horticulturae  130:309-313. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2011.07.001
  • Barraco G, Sylvestre I, Engelmann F. 2011. Cryopreservation of sugarcane (Saccharum  spp.) shoot tips using encapsulation and droplet-vitrification . Scientia Horticulturae  130 : 320-324. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2011.07.003

 Conferences

  • Barraco G, Sylvestre I, Collin M, Escoute J, Lartaud M, Verdeil JL, Engelmann F. Histological study of yam shoot tips during their cryopreservation using the encapsulation-dehydration technique . 2nd Intl. Symp. on Plant Cryopreservation. Fort Collins, USA, 11-14 August 2013 , submitted.
  • Marković Z, Chatelet P, Sylvestre I, Karoglan Kontić J, Engelmann F. Cryopreservation of grapevine (Vitis vinifera  L.) in vitro  shoot tips using encapsulation-dehydration and droplet-vitrification.  2nd Intl. Symp. on Plant Cryopreservation. Fort Collins, USA, 11-14 August 201 3, submitted.
  • Salma M, Sylvestre I, Collin M, Escoute J, Lartaud M, Yi JY, Kim HH, Verdeil J L, Engelmann F. Effect of the successive steps of a cryopreservation protocol on the structural integrity of Rubia akane  Nakai hairy roots.  2nd Intl. Symp. on Plant Cryopreservation. Fort Collins, USA, 11-14 August 201 3, submitted.
  • Barraco G, Sylvestre I, Engelmann F. 2012. Cryopreservation of sugarcane (Saccharum  sp.) shoot tips using encapsulation-dehydration and droplet-vitrification.  In : A. Grapin, E.R.J. Keller, P.T. Lynch, B. Panis, A. Revilla Bahillo & F. Engelmann (eds.), Cryopreservation of crop species in Europe Proceedings of the final meeting , Agrocampus Ouest INPH, Angers, France, 8-11 Feb. 2011, COST Office, Brussels, pp. 119-122.
  • Marković Z, Chatelet P, Sylvestre I, Karoglan Kontić J, Engelmann F. 2012. Duration of culture of grapevine (Vitis vinifera ) microcuttings on medium with zeatin riboside affects shoot tip recovery after cryopreservation . In : A. Grapin, E.R.J. Keller, P.T. Lynch, B. Panis, A. Revilla Bahillo & F. Engelmann (eds.), Cryopreservation of crop species in Europe Proceedings of the final meeting , Agrocampus Ouest INPH, Angers, France, 8-11 Feb. 2011, COST Office, Brussels, pp. 145-147.
  • Vujović T, Sylvestre I, Ružić DJ, Engelmann F. 2012. Cryopreservation of cherry plum and blackberry shoot tips by droplet-vitrification.  In : A. Grapin, E.R.J. Keller, P.T. Lynch, B. Panis, A. Revilla Bahillo & F. Engelmann (eds.), Cryopreservation of crop species in Europe Proceedings of the final meeting , Agrocampus Ouest INPH, Angers, France, 8-11 Feb. 2011, COST Office, Brussels, pp. 163-166.