Abstract

The CNR-IGV, over the last 15 years, hasorganized and performed expeditions aimed at collectinggermplasm and local knowledge on plantsused by local populations in isolated areas, such asgeographical islands, or local communities that forethnic or cultural reasons have maintained to a certaindegree their isolation from surrounding populations(cultural islands). In two such cultural islands(Bovesia, Calabria region, south-west mainland Italy,and Ogliastra, Sardinia island, Italy) a traditionregarding the use of acorns for preparing a cakewas recorded. In Ogliastra, an elder lady still retainsthe knowledge regarding the collections, maintenanceand utilization of acorns for preparing a cake, aknowledge once common and now quite completelydisappeared. The present paper reports on the cultureassociated to acorn used as a food for humans.

Autore Pugliese

• Laghetti Gaetano

Tutti gli autori

• Pignone D.; Laghetti G.

Titolo volume/Rivista

Genetic resources and crop evolution

Anno di pubblicazione

2010

ISSN

0925-9864

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