| I. Identify | Classify exceptional status (1) | ||
| II. Develop in vitro protocols (if needed) | A. Initiate shoot/somatic embryo culture and multiply (1); or germinate orchid seeds (1) | B. Reconstitute plants (root in vitro shoots or germinate somatic or zygotic embryos in vitro) (1) | C. Acclimatize (1) |
| III. Cryopreserve | A. Develop cryopreservation protocol for seeds, embryos, dormant buds, in vitro tissues (1) | B. Implement cryopreservation protocol for banking seed lot or genotype (0.5) | |
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