RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Genotyping of Grapevine Varieties from Garfagnana (Northern Tuscany): Evidence of a Historical Center of Diversity
JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
JO Am. J. Enol. Vitic.
FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture
SP ajev.2015.15046
DO 10.5344/ajev.2015.15046
A1 Claudio D’Onofrio
A1 Catia Fausto
A1 Fabiola Matarese
A1 Alberto Materazzi
A1 Giancarlo Scalabrelli
A1 Fabiana Fiorani
A1 Ivo Poli
YR 2015
UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/early/2015/10/29/ajev.2015.15046.abstract
AB The aim of this research was to recover, characterize and increase the value of local grapevine varieties from Garfagnana, a mountain area situated in the north of Tuscany (central Italy). A total of 130 accessions (vines) were identified in old vineyards, characterized by OIV morphological-phenological and productive parameters, and genotyped using 14 microsatellite loci. Microsatellite analysis led to the identification of 50 genotypes. Some matched Tuscan genotypes, others corresponded to varieties cultivated in other Italian and European regions, and 18 appeared to be genotypes currently identified only in Garfagnana and presumably autochthonous of this area. The cluster and similarity analysis on both microsatellites and morphology showed a clear grouping of the majority of the autochthonous genotypes from Garfagnana. The parentage analysis also revealed that Garfagnana autochthonous genotypes are highly first degree related among them, suggesting that Garfagnana is a distinct historical centre of diversity of cultivated varieties. All varieties have been uploaded in the Italian Vitis Database (www.vitisdb.it).