The genomes of 204 Vitis vinifera accessions reveal the origin of European wine grapes

Gabriele Magris; Irena Jurman; Alice Fornasiero; Eleonora Paparelli; Rachel Schwope; Fabio Marroni; Gabriele Di Gaspero; Michele Morgante

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27487-y

Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

The genomes of 204 Vitis vinifera accessions reveal the origin of European wine grapes

Gabriele Magris,
Irena Jurman,
Alice Fornasiero,
Eleonora Paparelli,
Rachel Schwope,
Fabio Marroni,
Gabriele Di Gaspero,
Michele Morgante

Affiliations

Gabriele Magris: Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine
Irena Jurman: Istituto di Genomica Applicata
Alice Fornasiero: Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine
Eleonora Paparelli: Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine
Rachel Schwope: Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine
Fabio Marroni: Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine
Gabriele Di Gaspero: Istituto di Genomica Applicata
Michele Morgante: Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27487-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Reports on the origin of European wine grapes are controversial. Here, the authors perform population genetics analyses on a large set of representative wine-making varieties and reveal a single domestication event at the origin of the entire germplasm followed by repeated introgression from wild populations.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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