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

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).
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Publication year2018
RegionsEurope
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/8/7/105/htm
KeywordsCrop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species; Agricultural biodiversity; Seed management
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