A validated slow-growth in vitro conservation protocol for globe artichoke germplasm: A cost-effective tool to preserve from wild to elite genotypes

The results indicate that the minimal growth medium of choice for globe artichoke conservation is the one where the seven genotypes displayed phenotypes similar to the control, coupled with the lowest percentage of changes (2.43%) at a molecular level. As far as we know there are no published reports on in vitro conservation protocolfor globe artichoke applied to different genotypes and validated by an appropriate field test.