Table 1.

Mean recovery rates after cryopreservation (%) of dormant bud explants is dependent on the Malus species. Rootstock for chip budding was M9. The taxonomic classification is according to Forsline et al. [23].

Section	Species	No Tested Acc.	No Acc. Recovered	No Acc. Recovery ≥ 40%	% of Acc. Recovery ≥ 40%	Mean of Recovery %	SD. of Recovery
Malus	M. pumila	2	2	2	100.00	65.00	20.00
	M. prunifolia	49	48	41	83.67	63.00	25.73
	M. ×domestica	34	34	25	73.53	57.56	28.86
	M. orientalis	3	3	2	66.70	46.50	29.80
	M. sieversii	30	28	15	50.00	43.58	28.71
	M. sylvestris	4	4	2	50.00	42.50	28.61
	M. ×moerlandsii	3	2	0	0.00	24.07	17.17
	M. spectabilis	3	3	0	0.00	5.00	0.00
Baccatus	M. baccata	4	3	3	75.00	72.50	42.06
	M. ×robusta	3	3	2	66.70	65.47	22.04
	M. hupehensis	2	2	1	50.00	38.60	33.60
	M. sikkimensis	1	1	0	0.00	22.20
	M. ×hartwigii	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
	M. halliana	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Sorbomalus	M. ×sublobata	3	3	2	66.70	73.33	27.18
	M. komarovii	3	3	2	66.70	58.33	24.61
	M. ×zumi	3	3	2	66.70	55.00	24.83
	M. prattii	1	1	1	100.00	50.00
	M. sieboldii	3	3	2	66.70	47.97	24.01
	M. floribunda	4	4	2	50.00	36.50	31.05
	M. transitoria	2	2	2	50.00	30.00	25.00
	M. toringoides	3	3	1	33.30	22.60	12.51
	M. sargenti	3	3	3	0.00	16.50	15.84
	M. fusca	3	2	0	0.00	15.73	11.18
	M. florentina	2	2	0	0.00	14.05	8.15
	M. yunnanensis	1	1	0	0.00	10.00
Chloromeles	M. ×soulardii	1	1	1	100.00	95.00
	M. ×dawsoniana	1	1	1	100.00	88.90
	M. coronaria	2	2	2	100.00	52.50	12.50
	M. ioensis	2	2	2	100.00	50.00	10.00
Docyniopsis	M. tschonoskii	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Eriolobus	M. trilobata	2	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total		180	169	116	64.44	39.00	18.65