Preservation and transportation of cultured plant cells after desiccation were attempted. Five different cells (Pogonatum inflexum, Polytrichum commune, Ceratopteris thalictroides, Daucus carota, Oryza sativa) were tested and Pogonatum cells appeared to be the most suitable for this study because Pogonatum cells showed the highest desiccation tolerance among the cells tested. Desiccated Pogonatum cells could be preserved over 6 weeks below 4℃ but could not survive at 26℃ after preservation for 7 days. Desiccated Pogonatum cells were transported by a commercially served system and then cultured for post-transport regrowth examination. Although the desiccated cells folded by aluminum foil could not survive after transportation, the cells transported in a cryotube were alive and re-growth was recognized.
