Abstract

Legume, cereal and forage landraces, selected over the time by local farmers and well adaptedto the climatic conditions of the Apulia region, are threatened by genetic erosion resulting from thegradual spread of more productive varieties. In order to collect, preserve and store these landracesin National or Regional gene banks (ex situ conservation) and/or directly in field under the strictlycontrol of local farmers (on farm conservation, a type of in situ conservation) a regional safeguardproject was established within the framework of the European Agricultural Programms for RuralDevelopment. The primary objective of the project, named with the acronym SaVeGraINPuglia, isthe collection, safeguard and preliminary evaluation and valorization of legume, cereal and foragelandraces present in the Apulia region.About 150 landraces were collected in different habitat and areas outside and inside protectedareas where traditional agricultural practices still survive. The collected germplasm was stored andsafeguarded both ex situ and in situ through the application of appropriate, international protocols.A preliminar characterisation is in progress. The project activities, coordinated by the Institute ofBiosciences and Bio-Resources of the National Research Council (IBBR-CNR) was carried out incollaboration with 20 partners operating in the regional territory and belonging to public researchorganizations, universities, parks, private companies and associations.The preliminary results of the project will be presented to enphasize the potential use oflandraces for the promotion of local products and the development of sustainable agricultu

Autore Pugliese

• Piergiovanni Angela Rosa , Margiotta Benedetta , Losavio Francesco Paolo , Laghetti Gaetano , Campanella Giovanni , Lioi Lucia , Stimolo Lucia , De Virgilio Maddalena , Urbano Marcella , Finetti Sialer Mariella Matilde , Scarascia Marisa , Cataldo Pasquale , Cifarelli Salvatore , Tomaselli Valeria Maria Federica , Bisignano Venturino

Tutti gli autori

• Laghetti G.; Bisignano B.; Campanella G.; Casini G.; Cataldo P.; Cifarelli S.; Colaprico G.; De Virgilio M.; Direnzo P.; Finetti Sialer M.; Lioi L.; Losavio F.; Polignano G.B.; Scarascia M.; Stimolo L.; Tomaselli V.; Urbano M.; Veronico G.; Piergiovanni A.R.; Margiotta B.

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2015

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978-88-904570-5-0

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