GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF FRUIT TREE GENETIC RESOURCES

09:00 – 13:00 

Excursion to the Real Bosco di Capodimonte (Naples) for a guided tour of the Museum and Giardino Torre*

13:00 – 15:00 Lunch at the Real Bosco di Capodimonte

Greetings and departures

_{*The cost of the guided tour of the Capodimonte Museum is will be borne by the participant.}

     9:00 – Participant Registration University of Sannio, Complesso Sant'Agostino

     9:30 – 10:40 Institutional Welcoming and Conference Opening

          Prof. Carmine Guarino, University of Sannio, Scientific Project Manager Di.Co.Va.Le.

          Prof. Gerardo Canfora, Rector of the University of Sannio.

          Prof. Pasquale Vito, University of Sannio, Director of the Department of Science and Technology.

          Dr. Gianluigi Consoli, Ministry of University and Research, Director General for Internationalisation and Communication.

          Dr. Luca Sgroia, CRAA - Azienda Regionale Improsta, Campania Region, Project leader Di.Co.Va.Le.

          Dr. Maria Passari, Head Director ‘Politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali’, Campania Region

          Dr. Nicola Caputo, Agriculture Assessor, Campania Region

10:40 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 13:00 Session 1 

_{Each speaker will have 25 minutes for his or her presentation and 5 minutes to answer any questions from the audience.}

     CHAIR: Prof. Raffaele Testolin, Dipartimento di Scienze AgroAlimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Università di Udine, Italy.

11:00 – 11:30

Dr. Kent Nnadozie, Secretary of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture at FAO, Italy.

The International Governance of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: The Role of the International Plant Treaty

11:30 – 12:00

Dr. Ben Gutierrez and Dr. Gan-Yuan Zhong, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, Grape Genetics Research Unit, Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Cornell AgriTech, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, USA.

Balancing Accessibility and Vulnerability: Managing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Apple, Grape, and Tart Cherry Collections.

12:00 – 12:30

Dr. Angjelina Belaj, Curator of the World Olive Germplasm Collection of Córdoba IFAPA Centre "Alameda del Obispo", Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IFAPA). Córdoba. Spain.

Olive germplasm collections: A bridge between the past, the present and the future of olive growing.

12:30 – 13:00

Dr. Matt Ordidge, University of Reading, Department of Crop Science, Reading, Berkshire, UK.

The UK National Fruit Collection, experience of collaboration at a local and international scale

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch time

14:30 – 16:30 Session 2

_{Each speaker will have 12 minutes for his or her presentation and 3 minutes to answer any questions from the audience.}

     CHAIR: Prof. Raffaele Testolin, Department of Agri-Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Italy.

14:30 – 14:45

Prof. Rosario Schicchi, Director of Botanical Garden of the University of Palermo, University of Palermo, Italy.

The monumental fruit Trees as biocultural heritage of Mediterranean landscapes. The case of study of Sicily.

14:45 – 15:00

Dr. Ignazio Verde, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Growing - Rome site, Italy.

Possible impact of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on conservation and sustainable use of ex situ fruit agrobiodiversity in Italy (online presentation).

15:00 – 15:15

Dr. Lorenzo Raggi and Prof. Valeria Negri, University of Perugia, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (dsa3), Italy.

Analysis of landrace cultivation in Europe: A means to support in situ conservation of crop diversity.

15:15 – 15:30

Dr. Massimo Gardiman, CREA, Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology - Conegliano site, Italy.

Recovery, conservation, and characterization of grapevine agrobiodiversity.

15:30 – 15:45

Dr. Angelina Nunziata, CREA, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Growing - Caserta site, Italy. Title of contribution being finalised.

Morpho-physiological characterization for the identification and definition of autochthonous cultivars: a case study on the use of UPOV descriptors in pear.

15:45 – 16:00

Dr. Clizia Villano, University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agriculture, Naples, Italy.

Genetic diversity and adaptation footprints in the genome of grapevine clones of Southern Italy varieties.

16:00 – 16:15

Prof. Maria Tortorella, Dr. Thierry Bodhuin and Dr. Prigioniero Antonello, Università of Sannio, Department of Engineering and Department of Science and Technology, Benevento, Italy.

New holistic database concept for agro-biodiversity knowledge, conservation and protection: the Di.Co.Va.Le. experience.

16:15 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 18:00 Round table at the conference ending

Moderator: Prof. Domenico Carputo, University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agriculture, Naples, Italy.