Genetic resources of European small berries according to Genberry project
2008
Denoyes-Rothan, Beatrice | Sasnauskas, Audrius | Rugienius, Rytis | Chartier, Philippe | Petit, Aurelie | Gordon, Stuart | Graham, Julie | Dolan, Alson | Höfer, Monika | Faedi, Walther | Maltoni, Maria Luigia | Baruzzi, Gianluca | Mezzetti, Bruno | Sevilla, Jose F. Sanchez | Zuawicz, Edward | Korbin, Margaret | Coman, Mihail | Mladin, Paulina
Small berries are vital fruit crops for maintaining activities in European rural areas. During the last few years it has become apparent that there is a need for new varieties specifically adapted to local environmental conditions. Therefore it is important to record and evaluate currently available genetic resources. GENBERRY project, partly funded by the European Community, has been designed to ensure that agricultural biodiversity of small berries will be preserved, characterized and used to improve varieties adapted to local European regions. Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) and raspberry (Rubus ideaus) represent the two main cultivated small berries. The project is divided in different objectives, which represent different work-packages. This project will help to improve conservation of small berry genetic resources by construction of core collections, development of a passport data list, selection and definition of appropriate primary and secondary descriptors, characterization of genotypes using molecular markers, identification of health nutritional compounds and diseases evaluation for a large subset of collections and establishment of European small berry database sustained by continuous long term network.
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Publisher Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture
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