PEI-AGRI

New genotypes for sustainable fruit and vegetable crops

Obiettivi
Objectives

The overall objective of the proposed plan is to select new cultivars of apple, pear, strawberry and asparagus with improved characteristics in comparison to those being available and cultivated today. The new fruit varieties will be provided with: crop adaptability to regional environment, tolerance to main pests, compact growth habit (for apple and pear) tree, fruit high quality and shelf-life, long harvest period. For the asparagus, the goal is to increase/maintain the crop profitability helping to increase/maintain the income of companies and the market competitiveness.

Activities

The new varieties are obtained by evaluating, in the field or in the laboratory, genotypes obtained from breeding programs carried out by CREA. The results of these programs (seedlings, selections, seeds and hybrids) were positive both in terms of agro-bio-pomological aspects, and in terms of phytosanitary aspects. Therefore they will be made available to this Operational Group for a following cycle of selection. The transfer of results will be carried out through a publishing plan, based on articles, technical meetings and guided tours in the fields, while the training activity will be linked to seminar forms.

Partenariato
Leader CRPV Soc. Coop. Centro Ricerche Produzioni Vegetali

Via dell’Arrigoni 120
47522 Cesena FC
Italy

0547313571 ortofrutticola@crpv.it
Partner ASTRA Innovazione e Sviluppo s.r.l.

Via Tebano 45
48018 Faenza RA
Italy

054647169 info@astrainnovazione.it
Partner CREA-CIN - Centro di Ricerca per le Colture Industriali

Via di Corticella 133
40128 Bologna BO
Italy

051 6316811 cin@crea.gov.it
Partner CREA-OFA - Unità di ricerca per Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura

Via La Canapona 1 bis
47121 Forlì FC
Italy

0543 89428 ofa.forli@crea.gov.it
Partner New Plant

Via Malpighi 5
47122 Forlì FC
Italy

0543798991 mirco.montefiori@newplant.it
Pratice abstract
Description

At least 2 apple selections to release as new varieties.
At least 2 pear selections to release as new varieties.
At least 2 Strawberry selections to release as new varieties.
3-4 superior hybrids, one of which is to be included into the National Register of varieties
Main project benefits/opportunities for the end-user:

  • Increasing the competitiveness of agricultural companies - The expected results would cause
  • firstly the increase in competitiveness of the farms belonging to the OPs (Apofruit Italia, Apoconerpo and Orogel Fresco) involved in the Operational Group, established for the cultivation of new varieties of apple, pear, strawberry and new hybrids of asparagus.
  • Decrease in costs of production and increase in productivity. The availability of new apple, pear and strawberry cultivars genetically resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses and suitable
  • for regional cultural areas, could reduce the production costs thanks to the lower amount of chemical treatments as well as the supply of water, fertilizers, thinning, etc .. Similarly, a compact plant growth habit may facilitate pruning and harvesting operations with positive effects on the costs of such operations.
    Results

     

      Tipologia