Collection Code

CNR-IBE-ACOGER

Collection Name

Autochthonous Certified Olive Germplasm of Emilia Romagna (CNR-IBE-ACOGER)

Institution Code

IBE-BO-CNR  

Collection Permanent Identifier

c2a6e0de-5334-4757-9ee3-224bdfe6782f  

Collection Type

Field collection, Seed collection

Owner Institution

Institute of BioEconomy (IBE) - Section of Bologna, Department of AgriFood Sciences (DiSBA), National Council of Research (CNR), Bologna, IT

Bioresources

Olive trees

Main Taxa

Olea sp., Olive trees

Description

The collection consists of 29 olive autochthonous genotypes of Emilia Romagna (Northern Italy) maintained at the CNR-IBE Conservation Centre, Multiplication Centre, and olive plant nursery according to European and national (QVI) rules. The aims of the collection are: (i) safeguard, identify, and select autochthonous olive genetic resources of the Emilia Romagna region; (ii) Registration of selected genotypes in the Regional Volunteer Repertoire of Agricultural Genetic Resources; (iii) Registration of selected genotypes on National Inventory of Pre-base material; (iv) Propagation and commercialization of selected genotypes according to genetic and sanitary certified EU rules; (v) Reintroduction of autochthonous genotypes in olive orchards with higher agronomic features and improved quality of oils; (vi) Valorization of Northern Italy EVOOs biodiversity; (vii) Selection of oils characterized by valuable and peculiar aromas that can differentiate them from the oils currently available on the market; (viii) Selection of oils with high nutritional properties (high content in phenols, vitamins, and oleic acid), stressing their importance in the prevention of degenerative and cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords

Olive trees, Olea europaea, Landraces, Agriculture, Genetic Resources, Nutraceutics

Preservation Techniques

All the accessions are maintained in the field, in pots and/or in greenhouses.

Services

-

Competence / Expertise

-

Quality

Conservation Centre, Multiplication Centre and olive plant nursery according to European and national (QVI) rules

Projects

-

Associations

-

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode  

Rights Holder

CNR-IBE, Bologna, Italy

Access Rights

For research use only

Bibliographic Citation

Rotondi A, Morrone L, Mari M (2023). Autochthonous Certified Olive Germplasm of Emilia Romagna (Collection ACOGER). Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Bologna, Italy. [online] URL: https://biomemory.cnr.it/collections/CNR-IBE-ACOGER

URL

https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/c2a6e0de-5334-4757-9ee3-224bdfe6782f