Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Italy with a Focus on Vegetables and a Case Study of a Neglected Race of Brassica Oleracea

Karl Hammer, Vincenzo Montesano, Paolo Direnzo and Gaetano Laghetti
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Karl Hammer: Leibnitz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, OT Gatersleben, D-06455 Seeland, Germany
Vincenzo Montesano: National Research Council-Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (CNR-IBBR), via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Paolo Direnzo: National Research Council-Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (CNR-IBBR), via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Gaetano Laghetti: National Research Council-Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (CNR-IBBR), via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy

Agriculture, 2018, vol. 8, issue 7, 1-16

Abstract: This study attempts, above all, to provide a summary, on a strictly scientific basis, about the strategies of conservation of autochthonous agrobiodiversity followed in Italy. A special focus is dedicated to vegetables and, therefore, could represent a contribution to improve the national strategy for the safeguarding of its agrobiodiversity in general. The paper offers also an outlook on the most critical factors of ex situ conservation and actions which need to be taken. Some examples of ‘novel’ recovered neglected crops are also given. Finally a case study is proposed on ‘Mugnolicchio’, a neglected race of Brassica oleracea L., cultivated in Altamura (Ba) in southern Italy, that might be considered as an early step in the evolution of broccoli ( B. oleracea L. var. italica Plenck) like ‘Mugnoli’ another neglected race described from Salento (Apulia).

Keywords: agrobiodiversity; vegetables; plant genetic resources; Italy; safeguarding; landraces (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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