The ampelographic collection – glorious past, challenging present, expectant future
Abstract
During the more than 190 years since the founding of the first ampelographic collection, the creation of a series of collections is attested on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, each operating in different historical periods and socio-economic conditions, and having contribution to the progress of viticulture in the republic at essential or critical stages of its development: promotion of local and most valuable introduced varieties; transition to grafted vine culture at the beginning of the 20th century; the formation of new assortment, adapted to the new intensive industrial technologies – varieties with resistance to abiotic and biotic unfavorabele factors of environment. In base of two last collections, in the result of breeding programs, the assortment was completed with varieties for divers direction of use, as well as, for the first time, with seedless varieties. For the purposes of transferring the existing ampelographic collection, the principles of its establishment and management have been reevaluated, a strategy for mobilizing genetic resources is developed and refine. Starting from the necessity of proper documentation and management of the future collection the functionality of the existing Information System of grapevine genetic resources was extended.
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Publication date: September 22, 2025
Issue: 46th World Congress of Vine and Wine
Type: Short communication
Authors
¹ Public Institution National Institute for Applied Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Genetic Resources, Breeding and Clonal Selection of Horticulture Plants; 59, Vieru str., MD-2070 Codru, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova