Characterization and Future Distribution Prospects of " Carciofo di Malegno " Landrace for Its In Situ Conservation

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 680
• Main Authors: Pedrali, Davide, Zuccolo, Marco, Giupponi, Luca, Sala, Stefano, Giorgi, Annamaria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.02.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Acids; Agriculture; agro-biodiversity; Algorithms; Artichokes; Biodiversity; Camonica Valley; Chlorogenic acid; Climate change; Cultivars; Cynara cardunculus subsp. scolymus; cynarine; Ecological niches; Farms; Flowers & plants; Food; Geographical distribution; Germplasm; Morphology; Mountain regions; Mountainous areas; outline analysis; Physical characteristics; Phytochemicals; Polyphenols; Seeds; Sustainable development; Vegetables; Italy; Southern Alps; cynarine; Camonica Valley; MaxEnt; Cynara cardunculus subsp. scolymus; chlorogenic acid; species distribution models; Southern Alps; agro-biodiversity; outline analysis

"Carciofo di Malegno" is a little-known landrace of subsp. cultivated in Camonica Valley (northern Italy). The morphological and phytochemical characteristics of this landrace were investigated; furthermore, a species distribution model (MaxEnt algorithm) was used to explore its ecological...