The cultivated grapevine, Vitis vinifera subsp. vinifera L., is represented by an enormous
population of varieties and clones. They arise from the accumulation of gametic and somatic …

A collection of 1005 grapevine accessions was genotyped at 34 microsatellite loci (SSR)
with the aim of analysing genetic diversity and exploring parentages. The comparison of …

The Italian grape germplasm is characterized by a high level of richness in terms of varieties
number, with nearly 600 wine grape varieties listed in the Italian National Register of …

Abstract Background Magna Graecia is the ancient name for the modern geopolitical region
of South Italy extensively populated by Greek colonizers, shown by archeological and …

Null alleles are alleles that are recessive to codominant markers without any effect on the
phenotype. In SSR assays, there are several reasons for the lack of amplification at a locus …

To fight counterfeits and to protect the consumer, the interest in certifying the origin of
agricultural goods has been steadily growing in the last years. While numerous works focus …

Insertional polymorphisms of two copia-like (Vine-1, Tvv1) and one gypsy-like (Gret1)
retrotransposon found in the grapevine genome were studied in 29 Vitis genotypes (Vitis …

Background Croatia is a geographically small country with a remarkable diversity of
cultivated and spontaneous grapevines. Local germplasm has been characterised by …

Tempranillo is the most important Spanish grapevine cultivar used for red wine production
and it is currently planted in many other wine regions worldwide. Genoty** analysis of …

Archaeobotanical-archaeological, cultural and historical data indicate that grapevine
domestication can be dated back from 6000 to 7000 years ago and that it took place in the …