Update on CREA Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura pear breeding program

Caracciolo, Giuseppina; Sirri, S.; Baruzzi, G.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2021.1303.5

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“…Phenology of blooming and harvest are the most frequently recorded traits, and historical series are used to assess the effect of climate change in almond [86], apple [87], sweet cherry [88] and peach [89,90]. Traits related to tolerance to abiotic [91] and biotic [92,93] factors are increasingly evaluated in many collections, as well as fruit quality, including secondary metabolites with healthpreserving properties [94]. Recent studies on mulberry varieties maintained at CREA revealed that soroses are a precious source of secondary metabolites, e.g., stilbenoids, with anti-inflammatory, anti-tyrosinase and antioxidant actions [95,96].…”

Section: Fruitmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: The Role and Contribution of CREA (Italy) within the National Program RGV-FAO

Vaccino,

Antonetti,

Balconi

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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Conservation, characterization and exploitation of agrobiodiversity are key factors to guarantee food security and face future challenges such as climate changes. These issues are the subject of a series of international agreements, such as the Convention of Biological Diversity, with its Nagoya Protocol, and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) adopted in 2001 and entered into force in 2004. Italy ratified the Treaty in 2004 and instituted a long-lasting program, RGV-FAO, to implement it. CREA is one of the three organizations involved in the RGV-FAO Program, together with the National Research Council (CNR) and Reti Semi Rurali. CREA maintains a total of 40,186 accessions including cereals, vegetables, fruits, forages, industrial crops, forest and woody crops, medicinal and aromatic plants, and their wild relatives. Accessions are conserved using different ex situ conservation systems (seeds, in vivo plants, vegetative organs and in vitro plantlets), and characterized using genetic, morpho-phenological and/or biochemical methods. Herein, we will present the CREA long-lasting program RGV-FAO with some examples of the use of plant genetic resources in breeding programs, including molecular approaches. Some critical issues related to access and benefit sharing in PGRFA, such as the Nagoya Protocol and the Digital Sequence Information, will be discussed, highlighting their potential impact on food security and on the advancement of knowledge.

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Section: Fruitmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The germplasm conserved represents a valuable source of diversity for breeding programs based on conventional and biotechnological methods. Specifically, breeding programs are ongoing for apple, sweet cherry, peach, pear, raspberry and strawberry [92,114,115].…”

Section: Fruitmentioning

confidence: 99%

Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: The Role and Contribution of CREA (Italy) within the National Program RGV-FAO

Vaccino,

Antonetti,

Balconi

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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“…The 'Falstaff PBR ' variety was obtained in 1991 from a 'Abbé Fétel' × 'Cascade' cross, selected in 1999 with the code 91-12-16-180, and evaluated as a selection by CREA and New Plant consortium from 2008 to 2012 in a farm located in Campogalliano (MO). In 2012, it was released as a variety named 'Falstaff PBR ' and a CLUB was set up, commercially managed by CO.PE.RO (a consortium made up of Newplant, Apo Conerpo, Apofruit, and Orogel fresco) with the aim to enhance, promote, plan, control, and protect the production and commercialization of 'Falstaff PBR ' and of other pears mainly with red peel in the national, European, and non-European context [2].…”

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Productivity and Fruit Quality of ‘FalstaffPBR’ Pear Variety Grafted on Different Rootstocks

Caracciolo,

Pietrella,

Pallotti

et al. 2024

Horticulturae

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‘FalstaffPBR’ is a pear variety released by CREA and New Plant in 2012. This study focused on the effects of various clonal rootstocks on the main productive and qualitative traits of ‘FalstaffPBR’ scion. The rootstocks used were ‘EMC’, ‘EMH’, and ‘BA29’ for quince (Cydonia oblonga) and pear ‘Farold 40’ (Pyrus communis). Plants were planted in 2009 with a layout that, depending on the used rootstock, varied between 60 and 120 cm on the row, according to the rootstock standard planting system, and 350 cm between rows. The average yield calculated in the trail field in the 4 years of production (2014–2017) was over 22.7 tons ha−1 on ‘BA29’, 22.8 tons ha−1 on ‘EMH’, 16.3 tons ha−1 on ‘Farold 40’, and 18.4 on ‘EMC’. Fruits of the plants grafted on ‘Farold 40’ always had a medium-to-high size, while fruits produced by the plants grafted onto ‘BA29’ have been larger in size since the first years of production. The plants grafted onto ‘EMH’ produced fruits with the highest percentage of red overcolor. The ‘EMH’ rootstock is optimal for ‘FalstaffPBR’ as it gives the plant an intermediate vigor between ‘BA29’ and ‘EMC’, and a good yield per hectare from the first planting years; the average fruit size is excellent.

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“…Galvis Sànchez et al [9] evaluated polyphenols composition and antioxidant capacity of different pear varieties (one red, one green-red, one yellow-red, and three green), pointing out the higher presence of polyphenols in the peel than in the flesh; therefore, the consumption of unpeeled pears is recommended to maximize the intake of antioxidant compounds. The market needs new varieties able to diversify the product (almost 70% of regional production is now covered by the variety 'Abbé Fétel') and ensure high market shares [10]. Pear fruit quality tends to decline in the postharvest, and the right maturity stage at harvest is essential for suitable storage and suitable fruit ripening [11][12][13].…”

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Qualitative and Nutraceutical Characteristics after Storage of New Pear Selections in Emilia-Romagna Region

et al. 2021

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The Emilia-Romagna region is excellent in European pear production. CREA Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura leads a breeding project co-founded by New Plant (a consortium of three growers’associations Apofruit, Apoconerpo, and Orogel Fresco) whose main objective is to improve fruit quality and nutraceutical parameters. The purpose of this study is to describe the qualitative characteristics of some new genotypes obtained by this breeding activity after cold storage, in comparison with the main cultivated varieties, ‘Abbé Fétel’, ‘William’s B.C’ and ‘Doyenne du Comice’. In 2013, 2014, and 2015, fruit samples, stored in a normal refrigeration room and after 100 dd, reaching the consumption ripening (2.5–3 kg/0.5 cm2), were analyzed to quantify the qualitative parameters: average weight, caliber, titratable acidity, soluble solids contents, skin color and overcolor, sugar and organic acids content, the antioxidant capacity, the total polyphenols, and ascorbic acid content. The results showed that the selection ‘CREA 171’, with red skin and yellow-cream flesh, outstood for the high antioxidant capacity due to the high content of polyphenols and ascorbic acid.

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Update on CREA Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura pear breeding program

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: The Role and Contribution of CREA (Italy) within the National Program RGV-FAO

Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: The Role and Contribution of CREA (Italy) within the National Program RGV-FAO

Productivity and Fruit Quality of ‘FalstaffPBR’ Pear Variety Grafted on Different Rootstocks

Qualitative and Nutraceutical Characteristics after Storage of New Pear Selections in Emilia-Romagna Region

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