title: Current distribution and characterization of the wild grapevine populations in Andalusia (Spain).
abstract: For decades, human activities have gradually destroyed the natural habitats of wild grapevine, Vitis vinifera L. subsp. sylvestris (Gmelin) Hegi, and nowadays this species is endangered in southern Europe. In this paper, 94 populations of this species have been localized and characterized in the Andalusian region in the Iberian Peninsula between 1989 and 2013. Location, ecological aspects, and sanitary characteristics are described. Must properties and in vitro tolerance to calcareous conditions were also checked. The paper also contains a global description of female and male individuals. Two hundred individuals from six river basin populations have been sampled, and their genetic structure analyzed by using 25 nuclear microsatellites loci to investigate the gene diversity of wild grape populations in Andalusia at two levels: total individuals and at river basin populations. Also, the genetic relationship of wild and cultivated accessions has been tested. Wild grapevine is considered the ancestor of the cultivated varieties and should be preserved as this material could be used to start breeding programs of cultivated varieties and also to restore riverbank forests, which constitute one of the worst preserved ecosystems in the area.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (CSIC), avenue Reina Mercedes 10, 41012 Sevilla, Spain. Electronic address: cantos@irnase.csic.es.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cantos
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, UPM-INIA, Campus de Montegancedo, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arroyo-García
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (CSIC), avenue Reina Mercedes 10, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: García
authors.affiliation: IFAPA Rancho de la Merced, Ctra. de Trebujena km. 3.2, 11431 Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.affiliation: Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC), Plaza de Murillo 2, 28014 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Entomología Aplicada, Universidad de Sevilla, avenue Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: María Ángeles
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: López
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Entomología Aplicada, Universidad de Sevilla, avenue Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallardo
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Entomología Aplicada, Universidad de Sevilla, avenue Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos Alvar
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ocete
authors.affiliation: Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Valle
authors.affiliation: Macià Batle Wineries, 07320 Santa María del Camí, Illes Balears, Spain.
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaca
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (CSIC), avenue Reina Mercedes 10, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González-Maestro
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecotoxicology, Central Environmental and Food Science Research Institute, Herman Ottó út 15, 1022 Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Hajnalka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bánáti
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Entomología Aplicada, Universidad de Sevilla, avenue Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ocete
mesh_terms: D004463:Ecology; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D013030:Spain; D027843:Vitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Abiotic stresses; Andalousie; Andalusia; Diversité génétique; Genetic diversity; Microvinification; Stress abiotique; Vitis vinifera L. subsp. Sylvestris; Vitis vinifera L. subsp. sylvestris