Axenic in-vitro cultivation of nineteen peat-moss ( Sphagnum L.) species as a resource for basic biology, biotechnology and paludiculture

Peatlands cover over four million square kilometres, comprising 3% of Earth’s land and freshwater surface ([Joosten & Clarke, 2002][1]), and contain about 30% of the global soil carbon ([Gorham, 1991][2]; [Frolking and Roulet, 2007][3]). Most peatlands in temperate and boreal zones were formed and