Landraces in Inland areas of the Basilicata region, Italy: monitoring and perspectives for on farm conservation

A collecting expedition has been carried out in the inland areas of the Basilicata Region, South Italy. Each of the 14 selected municipalities was subdivided in three strata based on the geographical distribution of population and orography: 1. city boundaries, 2. group of country houses, 3. isolate...

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Published in:Genetic resources and crop evolution 2012-06, Vol.59 (5), p.701-716
Main Authors: Montesano, Vincenzo, Negro, Donatella, Sarli, Giulio, Logozzo, Giuseppina, Spagnoletti Zeuli, Pierluigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Capsicum annuum
Conservation
Farmers
Farmhouses
Farming systems
Farms
Geographical distribution
Germplasm
landraces
Life Sciences
Municipalities
Orography
Peppers
Phaseolus vulgaris
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Population distribution
Research Article
Residential areas
Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum
Traditional farming
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Summary:A collecting expedition has been carried out in the inland areas of the Basilicata Region, South Italy. Each of the 14 selected municipalities was subdivided in three strata based on the geographical distribution of population and orography: 1. city boundaries, 2. group of country houses, 3. isolated farm houses. Five sites were selected within each stratum/town for a total of 185 sites. In 101 sites crop species germplasm was collected and the farmer-maintainers were interviewed. Altogether 350 accessions were collected, the most common species were Capsicum annuum, Lycopersicon esculentum and Phaseolus vulgaris. A significant number of landraces are still preserved on farm, mostly in isolated farm houses (average age of farmers: 60 years) adopting traditional farming systems but a number of young farmers were also present. Perspectives for on farm conservation and management are discussed and public economic support for “farmer-maintainers” proposed.
ISSN:0925-9864
1573-5109
DOI:10.1007/s10722-011-9712-7