Review article
https://doi.org/10.31298/sl.147.3-4.4
Conservation and management of sweet chestnut genetic resources
Igor Poljak
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet šumarstva i drvne tehnologije,
Katarina Tumpa
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet šumarstva i drvne tehnologije,
Antonio Vidaković
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet šumarstva i drvne tehnologije,
Mirna Ćurković-Perica
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet
Marin Ježić
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet
Zlatko Šatović
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet / Znanstveni centar izvrsnosti za bioraznolikost i molekularno oplemenjivanje bilja
Zlatko Liber
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet / Znanstveni centar izvrsnosti za bioraznolikost i molekularno oplemenjivanje bilja
Marilena Idžojtić
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet šumarstva i drvne tehnologije,
Abstract
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) is a noble, multi-purpose hardwood species. In addition to edible fruits and high-quality wood, chestnut forests have been used as a source of various resources since the antiquity. Intensive management of forests and stands, however, together with the emergence of chestnut blight, has led to their decline and dieback. As a result, in numerous European countries multidisciplinary projects were initialized, with goals of conserving the genetic resources of the species, as well as reestablishing its significance in rural and forest ecosystems. In this paper, an overview of the most important long-term gene conservation strategies is presented, with suggestions for guidelines for application of in situ and ex situ conservation methods in Croatia.
Keywords
gene conservation; conservation units; provenance; genetic diversity; forest reproductive material
Hrčak ID:
300850
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Publication date:
30.4.2023.
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