FAO/CIHEAM NETWORK ON NUTS |
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ORIGIN
PRESENT
DESIGNATION
TYPE
OF ACTION
CO-ORDINATION
STRUCTURE AND TOPICS ADDRESSED
PARTICIPATION
STRUCTURE
ACTIVITIES
DURING 2007 and 2008
ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR 2009
ACTIVITIES
DURING LAST YEARS
RESULTS
AND IMPACT
RESEARCH
PROJECTS
PUBLICATIONS
(Nucis Newsletter)
Furthermore, FAO created in 1990 a Network on Nuts
In 1996 an agreement was signed for the creation of the Inter-regional Research
Network on Nuts, in which CIHEAM, FAO-REUR (Europe) and FAO-RNE (North Africa
and the Middle East) participate.
Exchange of information
Working groups with common methodologies
Research projects
NUCIS Newsletter
Organisation of seminars
Organisation of courses
Study missions
Training
| Network Co-ordinator: | M. ROVIRA IRTA CENTRO DE MAS DE BOVER DPTO. DE ARBORICULTURA MEDITERRANEA P.O. BOX 415 43200 - REUS (TARRAGONA) SPAIN Tlf: 34 77 343252 Fax: 34 77 344055 E-mail: Merce.Rovira@irta.es |
| Almond: | Refer to: F. VARGAS IRTA CENTRO DE MAS DE BOVER DPTO. DE ARBORICULTURA MEDITERRANEA P.O. BOX 415 43200 - REUS (TARRAGONA) SPAIN Tlf: 34 77 343252 Fax: 34 77 344055 E-mail: francisco.vargas@irta.es |
| Hazelnut: | A.I. KÖKSAL UNIVERSITY OF ANKARA FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE DEPT. OF HORTICULTURE 06110 - ANKARA TURKEY Tlf: 90312 3170550 Fax: 90312 3473666 E-mail: jkoksal@agri.ankara.edu.tr |
| Walnut and Pecan: | M. LAFARGUE |
| Pistachio: | B. EROL AK DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY OF HARRAN TURKEY TEL. 90- 414 247 26 97 FAX: 90- 414 247 44 80 / 31 28 E-mail: beak@harran.edu.tr |
| Chestnut: | GIANCARLO BOUNOUS UNIVERSITÁ DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO DIPARTAMENTO DI COLTURE ARBOREE CATTEDRA DI ARBORICULTURA VIA LEONARDO DA VINCI, 44. 10095 GRUGLIASCO (TO) ITALY. Tlf 39- 011 6708653 Fax: 39- 011 6708658. E-mail: bounous@agraria.unito.it |
| Genetic Resources: | IGNACIO BATLLE IRTA CENTRO DE MAS DE BOVER DPTO. DE ARBORICULTURA MEDITERRANEA P.O. BOX 415 43200 - REUS (TARRAGONA) SPAIN Tlf: 34 77 343252 Fax: 34 77 344055 E-mail: Ignasi.Batlle@irta.es |
| Economics: | LUIS MIGUEL ALBISU DIPUTACION GENERAL DE ARAGON (DGA) CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA AFROALIMENARIA-(CITA). UNIDAD DE ECONOMIA Y SOCIOLOGIA AGRARIAS P.O. BOX 727 50080 - ZARAGOZA SPAIN Tlf: 34 76 716355 Fax: 34 76 716335 E-mail: albisu@mizar.csic.es |
The coordination on Stone Pine is performed directly by
the Network coordinator.
| FAO: | MARIA KADLECIKOVA |
| CIHEAM | DUNIXI GABIÑA |
Researchers and members of the following institutions take part in this network.
Algeria |
Univ.Djelfa |
France |
INRA Bordeaux |
Greece |
Institute of Pomology, Naoussa, Agricultural Univiversity of Athens |
Italy |
University of Torino, ICA, Bari, Cagliari, Palerma, Pisa, ISF Rome |
Portugal |
Estaçao Nacional Fruticultura, Alcobaça |
Morocco |
INRA Meknès |
Spain |
IRTA Tarragona, CITA Zaragoza, CSIC Murcia, INIA Madrid |
Tunisia |
INRAT Tunis, INAT Tunis, Institut de l'Olivier Sfax |
| Turkey | Universities of Çukurova, Ankara, Izmir, Harran, Gaziantep, FAO |
FAO |
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The European Commission often participates in the activities of the network.
XIV GREMPA Meeting of the Mediterranean Research Group for Almond and Pistachio. Athens, Greece 30 th March-4 th April, 2008. Organised by the Agricultural University of Athens, NAGREF, Technological Education Inst. of Kalamatas, FAO and CIHEAM
http://www.aua.gr/grempa/
Tribute to F. Monastra in Messina, Sicily (Italy), November 2007
XIV Meeting on GREMPA Group on Almond and Pistachio. Attica (Greece), September 2007.
Publication of the Pistachio Inventory on Research, Germplasm and References
Publication of the Descriptors for Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) by Bioversity International.
Publication of Nucis 14
Edition of a new NUCIS Newsletter issue
Edition of the inventory of Pistachio research, germplasm and references
Castanea 2009: 1st European Congress on Chestnut, October 14-16, 2009, Cuneo (Italy).
http://www.arboree.unito.it/castanea2009
- Fourth International Symposium on Pistacho and Almonds, Teheran (Irán), May 2005.
- 5th International Walnut Symposium. Sorrento (Italy), 9-13 November 2004.Organisedunder the Patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Policies (MiPAF) and the National Council of Research (CNR) of Italy. The CIHEAM has collaborated in the organisation through the FAO-CIHEAM Network on Nuts.
- III ISHS International Symposium on Chestnut. Chaves, Portugal, 20 – 23 October 2004. Sessions were held on Chestnut Growing. General Reports, Economy and Marketing, Biology, Physiology and Ecology, Breeding, Genetics and Plant Development, Orchard and Forest Management, Harvest and Post-Harvest Storage, and Plant Protection. (http://www.utad.pt/eventos/chestnutcongress/)
- VI International Congress on Hazelnut. Reus-Tarragona, Spain, 14-18 June 2004. The Congress was organised by the Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) – Centre Mas Bové in collaboration with the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and the FAO-CIHEAM Nut Network. Sessions were onGermplasm and Genetic, Biology and Physiology, Propagation, Orchard Management, Pest and Diseases, Post Harvest, Health and nuts, Industry, Marketing, Crop and International Price Prediction and Economics. The Congress was attended by 125 participants from 20 countries. A total amount of 107 scientific papers were presented in this Congress, 43 as oral communications and 64 as posters.
- XIII GREMPA Meeting. Mirandela, Portugal, 2-5 June 2003. Scientific Sessions were held on Cultivars/Rootstocks/Breeding/Flowering/Pollination/Fruit set/Pests and diseases/ Harvesting/Marketing/Industry, Orchard management and Physiology/ Biology/Biotechnology. The Meeting had 74 participants from Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and USA
-Submission in June 2002 of an Expression of Interest
(EoI) to
the Invitation launched by the European Commission to prepare the first calls
of Framework Programme 6. The EoI is entitled "Network of Excellence
on Sustainable Nut Crop Management".
- Publication of Chestnut and Walnut Inventories
on research, germplasm and references. (FAU REU Technical Series nº 65 and 66).
- Publication of issues 11, 12 and 13 of the NUCIS Newsletter
- Publication in Options Méditerranéennes of the Proceedings
of the "XIII GREMPA Meeting on Pistachios and Almonds".
June, 2003, Mirandela, Portugal.
Different results have been obtained from activities carried out within
the framework of this network, from the more or less informal exchange of
information to the different publications and the development of a large-scope research project. Since 1990,
over 30 meetings on nut tree crops, genetic resources and economics have
been organized, alone or jointly with other institutions like ISHS, IPGRI,
etc.
Through the network activities, almost all researchers working on nuts
in the Mediterranean have been located, and considerable knowledge of their
concerns, priorities, programmes and work infrastructures has been gained.
A database with their complete addresses and specialist subjects is available
at IAMZ.
These exchange activities of the network take place through bilateral contacts,
particularly through scientific colloquia such as the GREMPA meetings and
through the NUCIS Newsletter, which has become the Newsletter of reference
within the field of nuts.
This preliminary knowledge-seeking work has led to a second stage of exchange,
prospection and study of the genetic material of nuts in the Mediterranean
region.
"Diversification des productions fruitières notamment dans les
zones en retard de développement par l'amélioration des espèces
à fruits à coque non excédentaires: Noyer, Amandier,
Pistachier"
INFORMATION BULLETIN
Thirteen issues of the NUCIS Newsletter, the information bulletin
of the Network on Nuts, have been published. Each edition had 1.200 copies
to 1.400 copies.
The publication on paper is mainly oriented towards Network participants and experts from the South and East Mediterranean. The Newsletter is sent to a mailing list of more than 1000 subscribers.
The specific proceedings of the Network on Nuts are the following:
Proceedings of the “Second Pecan Subnetwork Meeting”. Antalya (Turkey) 1993. (O.Tuzcu and M.Kaplankiran eds). Published by FAO, University of Çukurova and MAFRA, 1994, 115 pp.
Proceedings of the “Expert Consultation on the Promotion of Nut Production in Europe and the Near East Regions”. Nut Production and Industry in Europe, Near East and North Africa. Yalova (Turkey), 1990. (U.G.Menini, H.Olez, M.Büyükyilmaz, S.Ozelkök eds). Published by FAO and MAFRA, 1991. FAO, REUR Technical Series B. 411 pp.
Proccedings of the GREMPA Seminar on Almond Rootstocks. Zaragoza (Spain), 1988. (A.J. Felipe, R. Socias i Company, eds). Published by CIHEAM, FAO. Options Méditerranéennes, Série A,No. 5. 1989.
INVENTORIES
These publications are an inventory of the germplasm of each species kept in the main research institutions and also a survey on the ongoing research in the main producing countries. This survey is structured in different sections: the resource (statistics, sanitary problems, storage and processing, chestnut or marron), genetic resources, research projects, researchers and selected bibliography. The information published was provided by scientists involved in chestnut and walnut research worldwide.
DESCRIPTORS
Bioversity International, CIHEAM, FAO, (2008). Descriptors for Hazelnut (Corylus avellana, L.). Published by Bioversity International, IPGRI, Rome, Italy, 55 pp. Available at:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/nc/publications/publications/publication/?user_bioversitypublications_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=3126&cHash=45815b1e86
KASKA, N., VAN MELE, I. PADULOSI, S. (eds). 1998. Descriptors for Pistacia spp. (excluding Pistacia vera L.). Published by IPGRI, Roma, Italy, 48 pp. (Contribution: Pistachio and Genetic Resources Subnetworks). Available at :
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/nc/publications/publications/publication/?user_bioversitypublications_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=2227
BARONE, E., PADULOSI, S., VAN MELE, I. (eds.). 1997. Descriptors
for Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.). Published by IPGRI, Roma,
Italy, 51 pp. (Contribution: Pistachio and Genetic Resources Subnetworks). Available in English at :
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/nc/publications/publications/publication/?user_bioversitypublications_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=2372
Available in French at :
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/fileadmin/bioversity/publications/pdfs/494.pdf
PUBLICATIONS ISSUED
ON THE RESEARCH PROJECT
ALETA N., NINOT A., 1995 - Field evaluation of J. regia selected clones from seedling populations of Mediterranean and Atlantic Spanish coast. 3rd Intern. Walnut Congress ISHS, Alcobaça (Portugal), 12-16 June 1995. Acta Hort. (in press).
AVANZATO D., CHERUBINI S., 1992 - Pistacchio : portinnesti e propagazione. L’Informatore Agrario, 34 : 81-85.
AVANZATO D., CHERUBINI S., CHACHA C., 1993 - Analisi di alcuni fattori che influenzano l’innesto di Pistacia integerrima clonato in vitro. Frutticoltura, 12 : 61-65
AVANZATO D., CHERUBINI S., LIBERALI M., 1993 - Propagazione del mandorlo per radicazione diretta di microtalee ex vitro. Informatore Agrario, 37 : 55-56.
AVANZATO D., MONASTRA F., CORAZZA L., DE PALMA L., NOVELLO V., FABBRI A., DOLLO L., BARONE E., CARUSOT T., MARRA F.P., INGLESE P., and MOTISI A., 1995. The Italian research on pistachio (Pistacia vera L.). I Intern. Symp. ISHS on Pistachio Nut. Adana (Turkey), 20-24 Sept 1994, Acta Hort., 419 : 399-404.
BARBA M., PILOTTI M., 1992 - Aspetti virologici della propagazione del noce. Atti XII Convegno Pomologico « La coltura del noce ». Caserta, 4 Luglio 1992 : 114-116.
BATTLE I., 1997. Report on the possibilities of establishing a Subnetwork on Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.). May 1997, 37p.
BATTLE I., VARGAS F.J., ROMERO M.A., 1995 - Natural occurrence, conservation and uses of Pistacia species in Spain. Workshop « Taxonomy, distribution, conservation and use of Pistacia genetic resources » IPGRI - Meeting, Palermo (Italy), 29-30 June 1995 : 42-45.
CABONI E., 1994 - Peroxidase activity and in vitro rooting in an almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.) genotype. I Intern. Congress ISHS on Almond, Agrigento (Italy), 17-19 May 1993. Acta Hortic., 373 : 201-205.
CABONI E., DAMIANO C., 1994 - Rooting in two almond genotypes. Plant Science, 96 : 163-165.
CABONI E., SPERANZA S., DAMIANO C., 1994 - Effect of gibberellic acid on in vitro rooting of almond. Adv. Hort. Sci. 8 : 53-55.
CABONI E., TONELLI M., LAURI P., DAMIANO C., 1996 - Fattori escogeni ed endogeni che influenzano la radicazione in vitro di mandorlo. III Giornate Scientifiche SOI, 10-14 marzo 1996, Erice (TP) : 347-348.
CANALS J., PINOCHET J., FELIPE A.J., 1992 - Temperature and age of plant affect resistance in peach x almond hybrid rootstock infected with Meloidogyne javanica. Hortscience, 27(11) : 1211-1213.
CHERUBINI S., AVANZATO D., LIBERALI M., 1992 - Radicazione diretta di microtalee « ex vitro » di mandorlo. Atti Giornate SOI. Ravello, 8-10 aprile 1992 : 350-351.
FELIPE A.J., 1995 - Rootstocks for almond. Nucis Newsletter, n° 4 : 6-9.
FELIPE A.J., GOMEZ-APARISI J., SOCIAS i COMPANY R., 1994 - « Pollizo plum », a rootstock for almond : preliminary results. I Intern. Congress ISHS on almond, Agrigento (Italy), 17-19 may 1993, Acta Hort. 373 : 99-103.
FELIPE A.J., GOMEZ-APARISI J., SOCIAS i COMPANY R., 1995 - Obtención y selección de nuevos híbridos almendro x melocotonero. VI Congreso de la S.E.C.H. : Resúmenes 0-45, pag. 103.
FELIPE A.J., GOMEZ-APARISI J., SOCIAS i COMPANY R., 1995 - « Garfi » : una nueva variedad de almendro (P. amygdalus Batsch) seleccionada por su aptitud al enraizamiento. VI Congreso de la S.E.C.H. : Resúmenes 0-44, pag. 102.
FERNANDEZ C., PINOCHET J., ESMENJAUD D., SALESSES G., FELIPE A., 1994 - Resistance among new Prunus rootstocks and selections to root-knot nematodes in Spain and France. Hortscience, 29(9) : 1064-1067.
FERNANDEZ C., PINOCHET J., ESMENJAUD D., GRAVATO-NOBRE M.J., FELIPE A., 1995 - Age of plant material influences resistance of some Prunus rootstocks to Meloidogyne incognita. Hortscience 30(3) : 582-585.
GERMAIN E., 1992 - Ereditarieta dei caratteri « Fogliazione tardiva » e « Fruttificazione laterale » nel noce (Juglans regia L.). Riv. di Frutt. 54(1) : 55-60.
GERMAIN E., 1992 - Le noyer in « Amélioration des espèces végétales cultivées. Objectifs et critères de sélection ». A. GALLAIS, H. BANNEROT, INRA (Paris) ed. : 620-632.
GERMAIN E., 1993 - Genetic improvement of Persian walnut by intraspecific hybridization. FAO-Nucis Newsletter 1 : 2-4.
GERMAIN E., 1995 - Genetic improvement of the Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.). III Walnut Congress ISHS, Alcobaça (Portugal), 13-16 June 1995. Acta Hort. (in press).
GOMES-PEREIRA J., SOUSA R., 1993 - Almond seedling selection for use as rootstocks. I Intern. Congress on Almond ISHS, Agrigento (Italy), 17-19 May 1993. Acta Hort. 373 : 141-143.
JAUREGUI B., PINOCHET J., MESSEGUER R., FELIPE A., 1995 - Evaluación de una descendencia de híbridos almendro x melocotonero por su resistencia a Meloidogyne spp. VI Congreso de la S.E.C.H. : Resúmenes 1-57 pag. 224.
LIMONGELLI F., 1992 - « Malizia » cultivar campana da valorizzare. Atti XII Convegno Pomologico « La coltura del noce ». Caserta, 4 luglio 1992 : 94-97.
LIMONGELLI F., 1993 - A new walnut cultivar : Malizia. II Int. Walnut Meeting ISHS. Tarragona (Spain) 21-25 October 1991. Acta Hort., 311 : 46-48.
LIMONGELLI F., BATTISTA G., 1992 - Programma di miglioramento genetico del noce (Juglans regia L.). Atti XII Convegno Pomologico « La coltura del noce ». Caserta, 4 luglio 1992 : 98-99.
LIMONGELLI F., GRASSI G., BATTISTA G., 1992 - Caratterizzazione varietale dei frutti di noce con parametri fisici. Atti XII Convegno Pomologico « La coltura del noce ». Caserta, 4 luglio 1992 : 67-73.
LOPEZ M., MARTI R., MORENTE C., ORELLANA N., NINOT A., ALETA N., 1994 - Bacterias fitopatógenas identificadas en nogal en España. Investigación Agraria, fuera de serie n° 2 : 307-314.
MARULL J., PINOCHET J., FELIPE A., CENIS J.L., 1994 - Resistance verification in Prunus selections to a mixture of thirteen Meloidogyne isolates and resistance mechanisms of a peach-almond hybrid to M. javanica. Fundam. Appl. Nematol., 17(1) : 85-92.
MENDES GASPAR A., 1994 - Pistachio in Portugal. FAO Nucis Newsletter, 2 : 7.
PASTORE M., CRISTINZIO G., CONSOLI D., GENOVEZE M.R., IZZO P.P., 1996 - Indagine sulla resistenza di 32 varieta di noce (Juglans regia) a Gnomonia leptostyla e a Xanthomonas campestris pv. Juglandis. Informatore Agrario 19/96 : 40-42.
PINOCHET J., FELIPE A.J., ESMENJAUD D., SALESSES G., FERNANDEZ C., 1995 - Avances en la selección de patrones de frutales de hueso frente a nematodos agalladores. Fruticultura Profesional, 71 : 28-44.
ROUSKAS D., 1995 - Conservation strategies of Pistacia genetic resources in Greece. Workshop « Taxonomy, distribution, conservation and use of Pistacia genetic resources ». IPGRI Meeting. Palermo (Italy), 29-30 june 1995 : 37-41.
ROUSKAS D., KATRANIS N., ZAKINTHINOS G., 1993 - Sélection de noyers (J. regia L.) provenant de populations locales de semis d’Epire. 16ème Congrès de la Société Grecque d’Horticulture à Volos. Abstract p. 11.
ROUSKAS D., KATRANIS N., ZAKINTHINOS G., ISAAKIDIS A., 1995 - Walnut seedlings selections in Greece. II Intern. Walnut Congress ISHS Alcobaça (Portugal), 13-16 June 1995. Acta Hort. (in press).
ROUSKAS D., ZAKINTHINOS G., 1994 - Pistachio in Greece. FAO Nucis Newsletter,
2 : 6-7.
ROVIRA M., BATTLE I., ROMERO M.A., VARGAS F.J., 1995 - Isoenzymic identification of Pistacia species. I. Intern. Symposium on Pistachio Nut Adana (Turquey), 20-24 sept 1994. Acta Hort. 419 : 265-272.
SAID A., FELIPE A.J., GOMEZ-APARISI J., 1993 - Patrones híbridos de almendro x melocotonero : comportamiento en condiciones clorosantes. Actas de Horticultura, 9 : 254-261.
TAMPONI G., MONASTRA F., FANIGLIULO R., PROIETTI G., RAPARELLI E., SPAMPINATO P.L., 1995 - Walnut breeding update to 1995. III Walnut Int. Congress ISHS, Alcobaça (Portugal) 13-19 june 1995. Acta Hort. (in press).
VARGAS F.J., 1994 - Pistachio in Spain. FAO Nucis Newsletter : 1 : 5-6.
VARGAS F.J., ROMERO M.A., 1993 - Comportamiento de patrones francos de almendro. II Congreso Ibérico de Ciencias Hortícolas, Zaragoza. Ed. SECH-APH. Actas de Horticultura, 9(1) : 194-199
VARGAS F.J., ROMERO M.A., 1993 - El pistachero : una alternativa interesante. Fruticultura Profesional, 54 : 101-108.
VARGAS F.J., ROMERO M.A., PLANA J., ROVIRA M., BATLLE I., 1995 - Characterizacion and behaviour of pistachio cultivars in Catalonia (Spain). I. International Symposium ISHS on Pistachio Nut, Adana (Turkey). 20-24 sept 1994. Acta Hort. 419 : 181-188.
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