Characterisation and Identification of Vines from Fuerteventura (Canary Volcanic Archipelago (Spain)) Using Simple Sequence Repeat Markers
Francesca Fort,
Qiying Lin-Yang,
Carla Valls,
Pau Sancho-Galán,
Joan Miquel Canals,
Fernando Zamora
Affiliations
Francesca Fort
Enological Technology Group (TECNENOL), Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Oenology, Rovira i Virgili University, Sescelades Campus, C/Marcel·lí Domingo, 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Qiying Lin-Yang
Enological Technology Group (TECNENOL), Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Oenology, Rovira i Virgili University, Sescelades Campus, C/Marcel·lí Domingo, 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Carla Valls
Enological Technology Group (TECNENOL), Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Oenology, Rovira i Virgili University, Sescelades Campus, C/Marcel·lí Domingo, 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Pau Sancho-Galán
Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Science Faculty, University of Cadiz, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), Wine and Food Research Institute (IVAGRO), P.O. Box 40, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain
Joan Miquel Canals
Enological Technology Group (TECNENOL), Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Oenology, Rovira i Virgili University, Sescelades Campus, C/Marcel·lí Domingo, 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Fernando Zamora
Enological Technology Group (TECNENOL), Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Oenology, Rovira i Virgili University, Sescelades Campus, C/Marcel·lí Domingo, 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
A prospection was carried out on Fuerteventura Island in order to explore the existing biodiversity of Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera in almost desert conditions (<120 mm per year). For this purpose, 40 individuals were collected and genotyped with 20 SSRs. Nine known varieties and one unknown variety, named Majorera on the island, were identified. In addition, four new mutations were found in the varieties Listan negro and Listan prieto, respectively. Thirteen unknown individuals and five erratic accessions were identified. Seven new names are proposed for inclusion in the world databank (one main name (Majorera), one new synonym for Listan negro (Hoja moral), four new mutation names (Listan prieto de Antigua, Listan prieto de Vega, Hoja moral de El Rosario and Hoja moral de Betancuria) and a new synonymy for Muscat Hamburg (Moscatel), which is very widespread on the island). Finally, the possibility is raised that the new Majorera variety is not a pure vinifera but the product of an interspecific cross, as has happened with the variety found on the island of La Palma, Bienmesabe tinto. Once again, the Canary Archipelago shows itself to be a possible centre for the creation of biodiversity for the cultivated vine.
