| Autor: |
Nerva L; Research Center for Viticulture and Enology, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 31015 Conegliano, Italy.; Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council, 10135 Torino, Italy., Dalla Costa L; Research and Innovation Centre, Foundation Edmund Mach, 38098 San Michele all'Adige, Italy., Ciacciulli A; Research Center for Olive Fruit and Citrus Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 95024 Acireale, Italy., Sabbadini S; Department of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, Italy., Pavese V; Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, 10095 Torino, Italy., Dondini L; Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy., Vendramin E; Research Center for Olive Fruit and Citrus Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00134 Rome, Italy., Caboni E; Research Center for Olive Fruit and Citrus Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00134 Rome, Italy., Perrone I; Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council, 10135 Torino, Italy., Moglia A; Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, 10095 Torino, Italy., Zenoni S; Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy., Michelotti V; Research Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 29017 Fiorenzuola D'Arda, Italy., Micali S; Research Center for Olive Fruit and Citrus Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00134 Rome, Italy., La Malfa S; Department of Biotechnology, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy., Gentile A; Department of Biotechnology, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy., Tartarini S; Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy., Mezzetti B; Department of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, Italy., Botta R; Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, 10095 Torino, Italy., Verde I; Research Center for Olive Fruit and Citrus Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00134 Rome, Italy., Velasco R; Research Center for Viticulture and Enology, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 31015 Conegliano, Italy., Malnoy MA; Research and Innovation Centre, Foundation Edmund Mach, 38098 San Michele all'Adige, Italy., Licciardello C; Research Center for Olive Fruit and Citrus Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 95024 Acireale, Italy. |
| Abstrakt: |
Climate change is deeply impacting the food chain production, lowering quality and yield. In this context, the international scientific community has dedicated many efforts to enhancing resilience and sustainability in agriculture. Italy is among the main European producers of several fruit trees; therefore, national research centers and universities undertook several initiatives to maintain the specificity of the 'Made in Italy' label. Despite their importance, fruit crops are suffering from difficulties associated with the conventional breeding approaches, especially in terms of financial commitment, land resources availability, and long generation times. The 'new genomic techniques' (NGTs), renamed in Italy as 'technologies for assisted evolution' (TEAs), reduce the time required to obtain genetically improved cultivars while precisely targeting specific DNA sequences. This review aims to illustrate the role of the Italian scientific community in the use of NGTs, with a specific focus on Citrus , grapevine, apple, pear, chestnut, strawberry, peach, and kiwifruit. For each crop, the key genes and traits on which the scientific community is working, as well as the technological improvements and advancements on the regeneration of local varieties, are presented. Lastly, a focus is placed on the legal aspects in the European and in Italian contexts. |
