RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Molecular Correlation of Zinfandel (Primitivo) with Austrian, Croatian, and Hungarian Cultivars and Kratošija, an Additional Synonym
JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
JO Am J Enol Vitic.
FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture
SP 205
OP 209
DO 10.5344/ajev.2008.59.2.205
VO 59
IS 2
A1 Antonio Calò
A1 Angelo Costacurta
A1 Vesna Maraš
A1 Stefano Meneghetti
A1 Manna Crespan
YR 2008
UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/59/2/205.abstract
AB Results of comparative DNA analysis of Zinfandel with Austrian, Croatian, and Hungarian grape varieties by means of 13 SSR nuclear markers are reported. Twenty-six additional cultivars, representing Italian and foreign grapevines, were used as an outgroup in the search for clues that might indicate possible links with Zinfandel. Zinfandel clustered with the following cultivars: its offspring Plavac mali and Plavina, Dobričić, the other parent of Plavac mali, three Malvasias known to have a historical presence along Dalmatian coast, the Croatian cultivars Jarbola and Hrvatica, the Austrian cultivars Franconia and Veltliner frührot, and the Hungarian cultivars Furmint, Harzevelu, and Kadarka. All these varieties are localized in a well-defined geographic area that includes Austria, Dalmatia, and Hungary. The possible first-degree relationship of Zinfandel with Plavac mali and Plavina has been corroborated by results from 21 other SSR loci. An additional synonym for Zinfandel has been identified: Kratošija, an old variety growing in Montenegro.