Intervention · Intervention

Cryopreservation

Genetic resource conservation that preserves germplasm such as seeds, tissues, or semen at ultra-low temperatures to maintain viability over long periods.

Definition source: AGROVOC: cryopreservation

Synonyms

cryoconservation

Broader

Genetic resource conservation

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Intervention addresses a climate hazard, OR produces a qualifying outcome (adaptation-specific or hazard-conditioned), OR produces an adaptation-specific impact; NOT adaptation when done purely for productivity, market, or development with no hazard link and no hazard-referenced result.

Example of use

Climate context: secures climate-relevant diversity for future use.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

INT_012 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/INT_012
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/INT_012)