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P-113<br />
Analysis of genetic structure of twelve Sicilian grapevine cultivars<br />
E. Branzanti, A. Scienza, O. Failla*, L. Brancadoro<br />
Department of Crop Science, University of Milano, Milano, Italy<br />
*Corresponding author: osvaldo.failla@unimi.it<br />
In recent years, Sicilian viticulture has shown a significant growth <strong>with</strong> a remarkable increase of<br />
production, both in quantity <strong>and</strong> in quality. Sicily is a wide wine region in Italy <strong>and</strong> its wines<br />
have already made themselves known on the international markets. Several autochthonous<br />
grapevine cultivars have been preserved in Sicily, but this available resource is mainly<br />
unexploited because of the lack of wide genetic characterizations. The aim of the present study is<br />
to investigate molecular characteristics of Sicilian cultivars; evaluate probable cases of<br />
synonymies <strong>and</strong> false attributions <strong>and</strong> preserve Sicilian germplasm. A wide screening on 12<br />
major Sicilian cultivars was carried out (Carricante, Catarratto comune e lucido, Nero d’Avola,<br />
Nerello cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Perricone, Grillo, Grecanico, Inzolia, Corinto nero <strong>and</strong><br />
Frappato). A total of 687 accessions were sampled by the use of SSR markers (until 21 loci).<br />
Allelic profiles were obtained <strong>and</strong> confronted <strong>with</strong> other data banks, allowing to exclude some<br />
false attributions. Molecular analysis clarified several synonymies <strong>and</strong> false attributions: in<br />
particular there are many cases of Sangiovese cultivated as Nerello mascalese <strong>and</strong> Corinto nero;<br />
furthermore this comparison highlights that the 70% of Nerello cappuccio accessions is actually<br />
Carignan. A total of 25 unique <strong>and</strong> different SSRs profiles were found. Several cultivars, such as<br />
Perricone, Carricante <strong>and</strong> Grecanico, showed a high level of genotypic variability <strong>with</strong> different<br />
allelic profiles. No differences were detected among the accessions of Catarratto comune <strong>and</strong><br />
Catarratto lucido; these cultivars have the same allelic profile. Parentage analysis suggested<br />
origins of some cultivars: Nero d’Avola, Grecanico, Catarratto <strong>and</strong> Inzolia are autochthonous<br />
while Nerello cappucio’s profiles can be closely related to some Calabrian cultivars. These<br />
results highlight the genetic richness <strong>and</strong> variability that is still present in the Sicilian region <strong>and</strong><br />
that can be probably explained by its geographical isolation; furthermore, they provide a solid<br />
base for future studies <strong>and</strong> developments.<br />
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