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Advances in Grapevine Genotyping, Varietal Identification and Germplasm Collections
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Advances in Grapevine Genotyping, Varietal Identification and Germplasm Collections

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2022) | Viewed by 10937

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Giacomo Morreale

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Consiglio per la Ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia Agraria (CREA), Rome, Italy
Dr. Carlo Bergamini

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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Unit for Viticulture and Enology in Southern Italy (CRA-UTV), Turi, Italy
Dr. Alessandra Zombardo

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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, CREA - Research centre for Viticulture and Enology, Viale S. Margherita, 80, 52100 Arezzo, Italy
Dr. Luca Nerva

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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, CREA-Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, Viale XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015 Conegliano, Italy
Interests: genome editing; plant-microbe interactions; sustainability; agroecology
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Dear Colleagues,

Great morphological and genetic variability characterizes both the genus Vitis and Vitis vinifera L. subsp. Sativa alone. The number of cultivars remains an estimate. Whereas, there are germplasm collections scattered around the world where it is possible to identify thousands of cultivar and ask for samples.

The above collections can be used for various studies: pedigree studies, gene mutants, breeding, genome editing and so on and so forth.

In order to study the importance of a gene or a pool of genes the use of the collections could be of a primary importance because it might allow a first inspection of the  effects on the phenotype.

This Special Issue is focused on the genetics and genomics variability of the Vitis germplasm and the use of collections to understand the current status of genetic diversity analysis, the situation of germplasm collections and advancements in researches that connect genes to phenotype and those to be involved in biotic and abiotic stresses.

The submission of reviews, research articles, and short communications focused on the above topics is welcome.

Dr. Giacomo Morreale
Dr. Carlo Bergamini
Dr. Alessandra Zombardo
Dr. Luca Nerva
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Keywords

  • Vitis spp
  • grapevine genetics
  • cultivars
  • germplasm collections
  • relation of genes to phenotypes
  • biotic and abiotic stresses

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Molecular Fingerprinting and Microbiological Characterisation of Selected Vitis vinifera L. Varieties
by Jozef Sabo, Silvia Farkasová, Michal Droppa, Jana Žiarovská and Miroslava Kačániová
Plants 2022, 11(23), 3375; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11233375 - 05 Dec 2022
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The aim of the study was to analyse selected aspects of the natural variability of selected varieties of Vitis vinifera. Grapevine is one of the most popular and desirable crops in the world due to the great tradition of wine production, but [...] Read more.
The aim of the study was to analyse selected aspects of the natural variability of selected varieties of Vitis vinifera. Grapevine is one of the most popular and desirable crops in the world due to the great tradition of wine production, but grape extracts also have a wide range of pharmaceutical effects on the human body. It is important to identify different varieties for the conservation of genetic resources, but also for commercial and cultivation purposes. The variability of conserved DNA-derived polymorphism profiles, as well as microbial characteristics, were analysed in this study. Six different varieties of Vitis vinifera L. were used in the study: Cabernet Savignon, Chardonney, Welschriesling, Weisser Riesling, Gewurztramines and Gruner Veltliner. Genetic polymorphism was analysed by CDDP markers for WRKY genes. Polymorphic amplicon profiles were generated by all primer combinations used in the study. Gruner Veltliner and Welschriesling were the most similar, with a similarity value at 0.778. Microbiological quality of grape and antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and yeasts were analysed further. The plate diluting method for microbial quality and the disc diffusion method for antimicrobial activity were evaluated. The number of total count of bacteria ranged between 3.12 in Cabernet Sauvignon to 3.62 log cfu/g in Grűner Veltliner. The best antimicrobial activity showed Gewurztramines against Salmonella enterica, Yersinia enterocolitica, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Candida albicans, Candida krusei, and Candida tropicalis. The best antimicrobial activity was found against Enterococcus faecalis in variety Weisser Riesling. Full article
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Study of Inter- and Intra-varietal Genetic Variability in Grapevine Cultivars
by Alessandra Zombardo, Stefano Meneghetti, Giacomo Morreale, Antonio Calò, Angelo Costacurta and Paolo Storchi
Plants 2022, 11(3), 397; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11030397 - 31 Jan 2022
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Vitis vinifera includes a large number of cultivars that are further distinguished in biotypes and clones, and it is actually hard to differentiate them, even through complex molecular techniques. In this work, the plant materials of 56 putative Sangiovese and 14 putative Montepulciano [...] Read more.
Vitis vinifera includes a large number of cultivars that are further distinguished in biotypes and clones, and it is actually hard to differentiate them, even through complex molecular techniques. In this work, the plant materials of 56 putative Sangiovese and 14 putative Montepulciano biotypes, two of the most widespread black-berried Italian cultivars, were collected in different wine-growing areas of Italy distributed in 13 regions, from north to south. Firstly, the samples were analyzed using SSR markers to have proper varietal identification. According to the results, the genotypes belonged to three different cultivars: Sangiovese, Sanforte, and Montepulciano. Subsequently, the samples were investigated using AFLP, SAMPL, M-AFLP, and I-SSR molecular markers to estimate their intra-varietal genetic variability. The DNA marker-based method used turned out to be performing to bring out the geographic differences among the biotypes screened, and it can therefore be considered as a powerful tool available for all the grapevine varieties. Full article
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SNP-Based Analysis Reveals Authenticity and Genetic Similarity of Russian Indigenous V. vinifera Grape Cultivars
by Dmitriy Y. Fedosov, Aleksey A. Korzhenkov, Kristina O. Petrova, Alexey O. Sapsay, Fedor S. Sharko, Stepan V. Toshchakov, Adelina A. Kolosova, Elizaveta D. Bakhmutova and Maxim V. Patrushev
Plants 2021, 10(12), 2696; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122696 - 08 Dec 2021
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9 Russian Vitis vinifera grape varieties and the European variety Muscat Hamburg were sequenced and genotyped using 527 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) with high minor allele frequency for the first time. The data were coupled with previously identified genotypes of 783 varieties and [...] Read more.
9 Russian Vitis vinifera grape varieties and the European variety Muscat Hamburg were sequenced and genotyped using 527 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) with high minor allele frequency for the first time. The data were coupled with previously identified genotypes of 783 varieties and subjected to parentage and population analysis. As a result, contrary to the historical and ampelographic data published in many sources from 1800 to 2012, only two of the nine Russian varieties (Pukhlyakovskiy Belyi and Sibirkovyi) were related to foreign ones and were obviously imported from Europe to the Russian Empire. The remaining seven varieties, led by Krasnostop Zolotovskiy, are not directly related either in the Caucasus or in Europe, they form separate clusters on the genetic distance-based dendrogram and the world parentage network of V. vinifera. The resulting pedigree of Muscat Hamburg and its descendants is in accordance with SSR-based (simple sequence repeats) studies and the described pedigree of this variety which confirms the use of the reduced SNP set for further studies. Full article
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Recovery, Molecular Characterization, and Ampelographic Assessment of Marginal Grapevine Germplasm from Southern Umbria (Central Italy)
by Alessandra Zombardo, Paolo Storchi, Paolo Valentini, Alice Ciofini, Daniele Migliaro and Manna Crespan
Plants 2021, 10(8), 1539; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10081539 - 27 Jul 2021
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The protection of grapevine biodiversity and the safeguarding of genetic variability are certainly primary and topical objectives for wine research, especially in territories historically devoted to viticulture. To assess the autochthonous germplasm of three different districts of Southern Umbria (Central Italy), the plant [...] Read more.
The protection of grapevine biodiversity and the safeguarding of genetic variability are certainly primary and topical objectives for wine research, especially in territories historically devoted to viticulture. To assess the autochthonous germplasm of three different districts of Southern Umbria (Central Italy), the plant material of 70 grapevines retrieved from reforested land plots or old vineyards was collected, and their genetic identity was investigated using 13 microsatellite markers (SSR). The results revealed the presence of 39 unique genotypes, divided into 24 already-known cultivars and 15 never-reported SSR profiles. Most of the grapevine accessions were then vegetatively propagated and cultivated in a vineyard collection both to be protected from extinction and to be evaluated at the ampelographic level. Overall, this work emphasizes the need for recovering the threatened genetic variability that characterizes minor neglected grapevine cultivars or biotypes of Southern Umbria germplasm, and the requirement to revalue and exploit the more valuable genetic resources to enhance the local agri-food economy. Full article
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