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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 OIV 9 OIV 2024 9 Short communications - Viticulture, table grapes, dried grapes and unfermented grape products 9 Sélection génétique des variétés originelles d’Arménie, berceau de la viticulture mondiale

Sélection génétique des variétés originelles d’Arménie, berceau de la viticulture mondiale

Abstract

L’Arménie, petit pays du Caucase du sud, redécouvre son passé viticole depuis la mise à jour en 2007 de vestiges archéologiques viticoles datant de 6000 ans environ. Ces vestiges comptent parmi les plus anciens dans le monde. Malgré une grande diversité de cépages, les vignerons arméniens ne disposaient pas de collections génétiques suffisamment organisées pour produire des plants et satisfaire la demande croissante de plantation.
Les premiers travaux de prospection et de mise en collection ont débuté en 2012 et la disponibilité en greffons est maintenant suffisante pour lancer les étapes de multiplication. Les plants sont multipliés francs de pied pour les zones de montagnes ou bien greffés pour les zones de plaines.
Le présent article retrace les étapes d’un projet en cours, de sélection et de multiplication des cépages oubliés arméniens. Il recense et analyse les difficultés – techniques, humaines ou éthique – rencontrées au cours de ce projet ambitieux et unique.

Genetic selection of original varieties from Armenia, birthplace of world viticulture

Armenia, a small country in the south of the Caucasus, has been rediscovering its wine-growing past since the discovery in 2007 of archaeological wine-growing remains dating back around 8,000 years. They are among the oldest in the world. Despite a great diversity of grape varieties, armenian winegrowers did not have sufficiently organized genetic collections to produce plants and satisfy the growing demand for planting. Initial prospecting and collection work began in 2012 and the availability of grafts is now sufficient to launch the multiplication stages. The plants are propagated free of vines for mountain areas or grafted for plain areas. The proposed article traces the stages of selection and multiplication of forgotten armenian grape varieties; it highlights the difficulties – technical, human or ethical – encountered throughout this incredible project.

Genetische selektion ursprünglicher sorten aus armenien, der wiege des weltweiten weinbaus

Armenien, ein kleines land im süden des Kaukasus, entdeckt seit der entdeckung archäologischer weinbaureste, die etwa 6.000 jahre zurückreichen, im jahr 2007 seine weinbauvergangenheit wieder. Sie gehören zu den ältesten der welt. Trotz der großen vielfalt an rebsorten verfügten die armenischen winzer nicht über ausreichend organisierte genetische sammlungen, um pflanzen zu produzieren und die wachsende nachfrage nach anpflanzungen zu befriedigen. Die ersten prospektions- und sammelarbeiten begannen im jahr 2012 und die verfügbarkeit von transplantaten reicht nun aus, um die vermehrungsphasen einzuleiten. Für berggebiete werden die pflanzen rebenfrei vermehrt oder für flachlandgebiete veredelt. Der vorgeschlagene artikel zeichnet die stadien der auswahl und vermehrung vergessener armenischer rebsorten nach; es verdeutlicht die schwierigkeiten – technischer, menschlicher oder ethischer art –, auf die man bei diesem unglaublichen projekt stößt.

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Publication date: November 18, 2024

Issue: OIV 2024

Type: Article

Authors

Thomas Dormegnies¹

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