Crocusbank Project







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PARTNER 6

Dipartimento di OrtoFloroArboricoltura e Tecnologie Agroalimentari (DOFATA)- Universitá di Catania

Institution: Universitá di Catania

Department/Faculty/Institute/Laboratory name: Dipartimento di OrtoFloroArbor. e Tecn. Agr. (DOFATA)

Address: Via Valdisavoia, 5. l/95123 Catania. Italy

Contact Person: Dr. Ferdinando Branca

Expertise / Role: Plant Breeding. Evaluation for abiotic stress.

Duties: Participation in SCG (WP-01), CCG (WP-02), MCG (WP-04) and CEGA (WP-05)

Team: Prof. F. Branca, Associate Professor and national representant in ECP/GR Brassica Working Group, curator of DOFATA germplasm collection; Dr. A. Ruggeri is Associate Professor; Dr. Alessandro Tribulato; Dr. Sergio Argento; Miss. Giuseppina Laura Chiarenza; Mrs. Vincenza La Porta and Mrs. Silvana Palmigiano

Aims and Activities

1- Exploration and collection of corms in the saffron cultivation areas of Aquila, Sardegna, and Cascia (Italy).

2- Exploration and collection in Italy of Crocus taxa (see WP-02).

3- Morphological characterisation. Evaluation for abiotic stress factors (WP-05).