Abstract
The molecular data provided in this paper add information on the very ancient presence of Mantonico bianco in southern Italy and the role it played in generating a number of southern Italian grapevine varieties. Using 47 SSR markers we showed that Mantonico bianco is the complementary genitor, with Garganega (syn. Grecanico dorato), of Catarratto, currently the main autochthonous white wine grapevine of Sicily and one of the most cultivated varieties in Italy. We discovered a first-degree relationship between Mantonico bianco and Guardavalle, one of the main and most diffuse autochthonous white wine grapes of Calabria region. SSR data also allowed some light to be shed on Mantonico/Montonico cultivars identity and revealed the wide spread of one of them, Montonico bianco, in central and southern Italy.
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