Project |
Acronym: |
HRV & MNE ENDANGERED GRAPES |
Name: |
Preservation and establishment of true-to-type and virus free material of endangered grapevine cultivars in Croatia and Montenegro
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Project status: |
From: 2010-10-01
To: 2012-09-30
(Completed)
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Contract number: |
ERA 91 |
Action line: |
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Type (Programme): |
Ostali |
Instrument: |
Ostalo |
Project cost: |
135.000,00 EUR |
Project funding: |
122.400,00 EUR |
Project coordinator |
Organisation Name: |
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture |
Organisation adress: |
25 Svetosimunska, 10000 Zagreb |
Organisation country: |
Hrvatska |
Contact person name: |
Prof. Ivan Pejic |
Contact person email: |
Email |
Croatian partner |
Organisation name: |
Agronomski fakultet |
Organisation address: |
25 Svetosimunska, 10000 Zagreb |
Contact person name: |
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Contact person tel: |
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Contact person e-mail: |
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Partners |
Organisation name | Country |
Univ. of Natural Res. and Appl. Life Sci. Vienna | Austrija | Geisenheim Research Center | Njemačka | Univerity of Montenegro, Biotechnical Faculty | Montenegro |
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Short description of project |
The viticulture has a very long (lasting) tradition and plays a significant role in the agricultural sector of the WBC partner countries. Both, Croatia and Montenegro are countries that base their development on sustainable agriculture and on strong tourism. The strategy of tourism improvement relies on authenticity and unique natural resources. Local autochthonous crops and their products are an essential factor. Among them, wine produced from local varieties has the highest recognition and potential. The region hosts numerous indigenous (autochthonous) grape varieties which will irreversibly disappear in the near future due to several reasons. Some local varieties are either almost forgotten (reliable determination not possible, so called “no name” material) or they are, due to the lack of high performing virus-free propagation material out of scope of commercial nurseries and producers. To overcome this it is necessary to ensure an effective cultivar preservation system linked to practical viticulture and nursery production. This is a very complex task, which requires an interdisciplinary approach and expensive facilities. This can be very demanding for small developing countries passing transition such as Croatia or Montenegro. However, the importance of grapevine genetic resources for the national heritage of these countries and future breeding activities goes beyond national borders and hence, should be handled through international and interdisciplinary research. The aim of this consortium is to gather and evaluate neglected indigenous grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) genotypes in order to prevent their disappearance and help their sustainability through the establishment of true-to-type and virus tested prebasic material “ready to use” for national and international nurseries. |
Short description of the task performed by Croatian partner |
1: Make a thorough survey through available literature and available databases already dealing with national and international grapevine. 2: Perform surveys (field expeditions) to identify and collect rare and neglected indigenous Vitis vinifera undetermined genotypes, not previously evaluated and not present in the existing national Vitis ex situ collections. 3: Determine neglected indigenous varieties with distinguished enological potential (based on quality of grape) and collect their cuttings for fast clonal selection. 4: Perform positive genotype identification and assessment of its genetic variability using both standard ampelographic and modern molecular tools. |