State of Crop Landraces in Arcadia (Greece) and In-Situ Conservation Potential

Genetic erosion of landraces is increasing worldwide, however there are still regions rich in landrace biodiversity, such as islands and mountainous isolated areas. Defining the reasons of landrace abandonment in these areas, as well as collecting and preserving landraces, is of outmost importance....

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Autores principales:	Ricos Thanopoulos, Tilemachos Chatzigeorgiou, Konstantina Argyropoulou, Nikolaos-Marios Kostouros, Penelope J. Bebeli
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:785f8408220b4e0e8cf60d9f66a7693a2021-11-25T17:22:40ZState of Crop Landraces in Arcadia (Greece) and In-Situ Conservation Potential10.3390/d131105581424-2818https://doaj.org/article/785f8408220b4e0e8cf60d9f66a7693a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/11/558https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818Genetic erosion of landraces is increasing worldwide, however there are still regions rich in landrace biodiversity, such as islands and mountainous isolated areas. Defining the reasons of landrace abandonment in these areas, as well as collecting and preserving landraces, is of outmost importance. In this context, the Agricultural University of Athens organized missions in 53 villages of Arcadia, a prefecture rich in floral biodiversity and variable climatic conditions and topography. The aim was to collect samples of the on-farm (in-situ) conserved annual crop landraces and record the location of perennial crop local varieties. Since traditional knowledge and practices have been playing a vital role in the survival of landraces and local varieties, information was obtained through personal interviews with locals using semi-structured questionnaires. Even though the number of accessions collected from Arcadia has been reduced (141 samples) compared to previous collections and genetic erosion is advancing dramatically for cereals and pulses, a significant number of landraces is still cultivated by the locals. The reasons of landrace abandonment were other sources of occupation than agriculture, such as public service jobs, mechanization, and commercialization of agriculture. Gastronomic and agro-tourism along with European Union trademarks and policies can support locals in landrace/local varieties in-situ conservation.Ricos ThanopoulosTilemachos ChatzigeorgiouKonstantina ArgyropoulouNikolaos-Marios KostourosPenelope J. BebeliMDPI AGarticlecollecting missionconservationconservation varietiesdiversityex-situgenetic materialBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENDiversity, Vol 13, Iss 558, p 558 (2021)
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spellingShingle	collecting mission conservation conservation varieties diversity ex-situ genetic material Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ricos Thanopoulos Tilemachos Chatzigeorgiou Konstantina Argyropoulou Nikolaos-Marios Kostouros Penelope J. Bebeli State of Crop Landraces in Arcadia (Greece) and In-Situ Conservation Potential
description	Genetic erosion of landraces is increasing worldwide, however there are still regions rich in landrace biodiversity, such as islands and mountainous isolated areas. Defining the reasons of landrace abandonment in these areas, as well as collecting and preserving landraces, is of outmost importance. In this context, the Agricultural University of Athens organized missions in 53 villages of Arcadia, a prefecture rich in floral biodiversity and variable climatic conditions and topography. The aim was to collect samples of the on-farm (in-situ) conserved annual crop landraces and record the location of perennial crop local varieties. Since traditional knowledge and practices have been playing a vital role in the survival of landraces and local varieties, information was obtained through personal interviews with locals using semi-structured questionnaires. Even though the number of accessions collected from Arcadia has been reduced (141 samples) compared to previous collections and genetic erosion is advancing dramatically for cereals and pulses, a significant number of landraces is still cultivated by the locals. The reasons of landrace abandonment were other sources of occupation than agriculture, such as public service jobs, mechanization, and commercialization of agriculture. Gastronomic and agro-tourism along with European Union trademarks and policies can support locals in landrace/local varieties in-situ conservation.
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author	Ricos Thanopoulos Tilemachos Chatzigeorgiou Konstantina Argyropoulou Nikolaos-Marios Kostouros Penelope J. Bebeli
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title	State of Crop Landraces in Arcadia (Greece) and In-Situ Conservation Potential
title_short	State of Crop Landraces in Arcadia (Greece) and In-Situ Conservation Potential
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title_sort	state of crop landraces in arcadia (greece) and in-situ conservation potential
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State of Crop Landraces in Arcadia (Greece) and In-Situ Conservation Potential

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