BiodiverSO: A Case Study of Integrated Project to Preserve the Biodiversity of Vegetable Crops in Puglia (Southern Italy)

Massimiliano Renna, Francesco F. Montesano, Angelo Signore, Maria Gonnella and Pietro Santamaria
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Massimiliano Renna: Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, Bari, Italy
Francesco F. Montesano: Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA), CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, Bari, Italy
Angelo Signore: Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, Bari, Italy
Maria Gonnella: Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA), CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, Bari, Italy
Pietro Santamaria: Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, Bari, Italy

Agriculture, 2018, vol. 8, issue 8, 1-22

Abstract: Puglia region is particularly rich in agro-biodiversity, representing an example of how local vegetables varieties can still strongly interact with modern horticulture. Unfortunately, the genetic diversity of vegetable crops in this region has been eroded, due to several factors such as abandonment of rural areas, ageing of the farming population, and failure to pass information down the generations. This article summarizes the objectives, methodological approach and results of the project “Biodiversity of the Puglia’s vegetable crops (BiodiverSO)”, an integrated project funded by Puglia Region Administration under the 2007–2013 and 2014–2020 Rural Development Program (RDP). Results were reported for each of the eight activities of the project. Moreover, the Polignano carrot (a local variety of Daucus carota L.) was described as a case study, since several tasks have been performed within all eight project activities with the aim of verifying the effectiveness of these actions in terms of safeguarding for this genetic resource strongly linked with local traditions. BiodiverSO is an example of protection and recovery of vegetables at risk of genetic erosion that could help to identify and valorize much of the Puglia’s plant germplasm.

Keywords: characterization; conservation; databases; genetic resources; history; local varieties; recovery; sanitation; seed bank (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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