Collection Code

CNR-ISAFOM-OE

Collection Name

Olea europaea Collection - Field of Cassibile, Siracusa (OE-A000000-ISAFOM-CT)

Institution Code

ISAFOM-CT-CNR  

Collection Permanent Identifier

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Collection Type

Field collection

Owner Institution

Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Forest Systems (ISAFOM) - Section of Catania, Department of AgriFood Sciences (DiSBA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Catania, IT

Bioresources

Olea europaea Plants

Main Taxa

Fifty-two Olea europaea cultivars endemic to the Sicilian region. There are four replicas for each cultivar for a total of 206 olive trees.

Description

The collection was created with the goals of collecting and conserving the native Sicilian germplasm as a genetic resource for breeding programs to improve genetic lines for: constitution of new oil and table varieties, resistance to biotic and abiotic stress and new genotypes for use in mechanized intensive plantation

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Preservation Techniques

Maintenance: agronomic interventions are planned aimed at guaranteeing the optimal state of health of the plants. Multiplication: copies by cuttings and/or grafting of the mother plants are kept in pots, hosted in a greenhouses of a nursery affiliated with the CNR-ISAFOM.

Services

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Competence / Expertise

Evaluation of agronomic characteristics and growth parameters and molecular characterization

Quality

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Projects

Progetto Regionale “Preservazione della biodiversità: centri pubblici di conservazione PSR 2007-2013 Misura 214/2 azione A”.

Associations

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License

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Rights Holder

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Access Rights

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Bibliographic Citation

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