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Appendix 8: Cryopreservation for potatoes at BAZ, Braunschweig
Labor:
All other costs:
Total average fixed costs:
Annual average fixed costs
for one accessions:
Total annual variable costs:
Annual average total costs
for conservation preparation
for one accessions:
Total annual
average costs
in US$
1,160.09
3,291.48
4,451.58
22.26
0.04
22.29
Annual average costs
Annual storage
for conservation
costs
preparation (once every in US $
50 years) a
in US$
770.68
389.41
162.66
3,128.82
933.34
3,518.24
• The costs for the conservation preparation of each accession are incurred every 50 years, before
storing the accession after collection or regeneration. Consequently, the costs are divided over
the expected length of conservation for calculation purposes (which is at least 50 years).
Source:
recalculated according to information from Gehl (l997b)